backend/utils/paths.py

"""
Shared path constants used across the backend.
All temp data lands under /tmp/ipa_explorer/ inside the container.
"""

from pathlib import Path

BASE_DIR = Path("/tmp/ipa_explorer")

DOWNLOAD_DIR = BASE_DIR / "downloads"
EXTRACT_DIR  = BASE_DIR / "extracted"

# Create on import so services never have to think about it
DOWNLOAD_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
EXTRACT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)