Node.js - Find home directory in platform agnostic way

Question

Process.platform returns \"win32\" for Windows. On Windows a user\'s home directory might be C:\\Users[USERNAME] or C:\\Documents and Settings[USERNAME] depending on which v

Answer 1

As mentioned in a more recent answer, the preferred way is now simply:

const homedir = require('os').homedir();

[Original Answer]: Why not use the USERPROFILE environment variable on win32?

function getUserHome() {
  return process.env[(process.platform == 'win32') ? 'USERPROFILE' : 'HOME'];
}