Update workflow without losing personal data

[Matthew Lancellotti]

I am about to release my workflow, http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/5100-regex-run-and-save-regular-expressions/ , onto Packal.

 

The workflow contains a file that contains user data.  That is, users can save their own regexs for future use, and those saved regexs are saved in the file.  Let's call it MyRegexFile.pl.

 

When I release the next version of my workflow, how can I make it so that user data is not overwritten?

 

  * Perhaps there is a special Alfred way to handle updates

  * Perhaps there is a special Packal way to handle updates

  * Perhaps the file should be stored elsewhere on the user's computer

  * Perhaps the file contents should be stored in the keyword script filter itself

 

Those are my ideas.  I would like to find the right solution before releasing the new version.  I would like the solution to be user friendly.

 

Thanks!

Edited October 29, 2014 by Matthew Lancellotti

[vitor]

Option three is the correct one. Use ~/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Workflow Data/<your_workflow_bundle_id> as the directory to store that information. ~/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/<your_workflow_bundle_id> can also be used, for temporary data.

[Florian]

you can find more details on the wiki documentation: https://github.com/shawnrice/alfred-documentation/wiki/Best-Practices-for-Workflows

[Matthew Lancellotti]

Thanks!  You can view my new Regex workflow at

 

alfred forum:

http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/5100-regex-run-and-save-regular-expressions/

full details and download link on my website:

http://code.instructorium.com/regex

packal:

http://www.packal.org/workflow/regex

 

 

Thanks for your help.