fix: use platform-aware data directory instead of Windows-only LOCALAPPDATA

.gitignore

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ src-tauri/resources/backend-*
 *.sqlite3
 JustHireMe/
 BoomBoom/
+JustHireMe/
+justhireme/
 scratch/
 
 # Generated artifacts and local analysis output

backend/agents/generator.py

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import os
 import re
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from db.client import get_profile, sql
+from db.client import get_profile, sql, _data_dir
 import sqlite3 as _sq
 from logger import get_logger
 
 _log = get_logger(__name__)
 
-_assets = os.path.join(
-    os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")),
-    "JustHireMe", "assets",
-)
+_assets = os.path.join(_data_dir(), "assets")
 os.makedirs(_assets, exist_ok=True)
 
 

backend/db/client.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import sys
 import sqlite3 as _sq
 import json
 from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
@@ -8,7 +9,25 @@
 
 _log = get_logger(__name__)
 
-_b = os.path.join(os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")), "JustHireMe")
+
+def _data_dir() -> str:
+    """Return the platform-appropriate data directory for JustHireMe.
+
+    Windows : %LOCALAPPDATA%/JustHireMe
+    macOS   : ~/Library/Application Support/JustHireMe
+    Linux   : ~/.local/share/justhireme
+    Fallback: ~/.justhireme
+    """
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        base = os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~"))
+        return os.path.join(base, "JustHireMe")
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Library", "Application Support", "JustHireMe")
+    base = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME", os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".local", "share"))
+    return os.path.join(base, "justhireme")
+
+
+_b = _data_dir()
 _g, _v = os.path.join(_b, "graph"), os.path.join(_b, "vector")
 sql = os.path.join(_b, "crm.db")
 

backend/force_model.py

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import sqlite3
 import os
+import sys
 
-b = os.path.join(os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")), "JustHireMe")
+def _data_dir():
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        base = os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~"))
+        return os.path.join(base, "JustHireMe")
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Library", "Application Support", "JustHireMe")
+    base = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME", os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".local", "share"))
+    return os.path.join(base, "justhireme")
+
+b = _data_dir()
 db_path = os.path.join(b, "crm.db")
 
 conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)

backend/main.py

@@ -653,10 +653,15 @@ async def get_lead_versions(job_id: str):
     ]
     base_dir = next((os.path.dirname(path) for path in paths if path), None)
     if not base_dir:
-        base_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")), "JustHireMe", "assets")
+        base_dir = os.path.join(_data_dir(), "assets")
     return _versioned_assets(job_id, base_dir)
 
 
+def _data_dir():
+    from db.client import _data_dir as _dd
+    return _dd()
+
+
 @app.get("/api/v1/leads/{job_id}")
 async def get_lead(job_id: str):
     from db.client import get_lead_by_id
@@ -822,7 +827,7 @@ async def get_lead_pdf(job_id: str, kind: str = "resume", version: int | None =
         ]
         base_dir = next((os.path.dirname(path) for path in paths if path), None)
         if not base_dir:
-            base_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")), "JustHireMe", "assets")
+            base_dir = os.path.join(_data_dir(), "assets")
         filename = f"{job_id}_cl_v{version}.pdf" if is_cover else f"{job_id}_v{version}.pdf"
         path = os.path.join(base_dir, filename)
         missing = "Cover letter not generated yet" if is_cover else "Resume not generated yet"

backend/update_settings.py

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import sqlite3
 import os
+import sys
 
 # Get path to database
-b = os.path.join(os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")), "JustHireMe")
+def _data_dir():
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        base = os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~"))
+        return os.path.join(base, "JustHireMe")
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Library", "Application Support", "JustHireMe")
+    base = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME", os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".local", "share"))
+    return os.path.join(base, "justhireme")
+
+b = _data_dir()
 db_path = os.path.join(b, "crm.db")
 
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