Add utility methods to retrieve the absolute path of the data dir #154
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This PR adds two utility methods to retrieve the absolute path of the data dir. The method included in JS-Controller uses relative paths, which can lead to undesired behavior while developing with npm-linked modules.
getAbsoluteInstanceDataDir
was added to have a tidy data directory (preferably separate subdirectories by instance).getAbsoluteDefaultDataDir
This returns the absolute path of the data directory for the current host. On linux, this is usually
/opt/iobroker/iobroker-data
getAbsoluteInstanceDataDir
Returns the absolute path of the data directory for the current adapter instance.
On linux, this is usually
/opt/iobroker/iobroker-data/<adapterName>.<instanceNr>