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#ifndef __STOUT_OS_POSIX_TEMP_HPP__
#define __STOUT_OS_POSIX_TEMP_HPP__

#include <string>

#include <stout/os/getenv.hpp>


namespace os {

// Attempts to resolve the system-designated temporary directory before
// back on a sensible default. On POSIX platforms, this involves checking
// the POSIX-standard `TMPDIR` environment variable before falling
// back to `/tmp`.
inline std::string temp()
{
  Option<std::string> tmpdir = os::getenv("TMPDIR");

  return tmpdir.getOrElse("/tmp");
}

} // namespace os {

#endif // __STOUT_OS_POSIX_TEMP_HPP__