Move values the mainmenu caches to dedicated file(s) #14433
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It always bothered me a bit that Minetest was keeping information like the last update check in the user configuration file, but now I have a better solution to offer.
This PR moves such values to a dedicated conf file in the user's cache path.
Benefits:
Technical:
$path_cache/common.conf
e.g.:$path_cache/cdb/updates.json
: contains the API responseTo do
This PR is Ready for Review.
How to test
--verbose
to see HTTP requests made