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diff --git a/csrc/utils.c b/csrc/utils.c
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+#include "utils.h"
+#include <gio/gio.h>
+
+//
+// Return the path for a file in the user's XDG cache directory. The result should be freed using g_free.
+//
+// This will also ensure that the application's cache directory exists.
+//
+gchar* foobar_get_cache_path( gchar const* filename )
+{
+	g_autoptr( GError ) error = NULL;
+	g_autofree gchar* directory_path = g_strdup_printf( "%s/foobar", g_get_user_cache_dir( ) );
+
+	if ( !g_file_test( directory_path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS ) )
+	{
+		g_autoptr( GFile ) cache_dir = g_file_new_for_path( directory_path );
+		if ( !g_file_make_directory_with_parents( cache_dir, NULL, &error ) )
+		{
+			g_warning( "Unable to create cache directory: %s", error->message );
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return g_strdup_printf( "%s/%s", directory_path, filename );
+}