Add a Reset function
diff --git a/homedir.go b/homedir.go
index fb87bef..2537853 100644
--- a/homedir.go
+++ b/homedir.go
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@
return filepath.Join(dir, path[1:]), nil
}
+// Reset clears the cache, forcing the next call to Dir to re-detect
+// the home directory. This generally never has to be called, but can be
+// useful in tests if you're modifying the home directory via the HOME
+// env var or something.
+func Reset() {
+ cacheLock.Lock()
+ defer cacheLock.Unlock()
+ homedirCache = ""
+}
+
func dirUnix() (string, error) {
homeEnv := "HOME"
if runtime.GOOS == "plan9" {
