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  1. Libmongocrypt
  2. MONGOCRYPT-115

Expose a default system dependent PID file + domain socket location for mongocryptd

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      Expose functions like:

      const char*
mongocrypt_default_pid_file_path (void);

const char*
mongocrypt_default_domain_socket_path (void);

      Which returns the default PID file path a driver should use to spawn and connect to mongocryptd.

      mark.benvenuto helpfully suggested the base logic per system:

      MacOS

      NSTemporaryDirectory()/mongocryptd.pid
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/1409211-nstemporarydirectory

      Linux

      if $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR set:
   $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/mongocryptd.pid
else if $XDG_DATA_HOME is set
  $XDG_DATA_HOME/mongocryptd.pid
else if $HOME
    $HOME/.local/share/mongocryptd.pid
else
   abort
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

      Windows

      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\mongocryptd.pid 

Via FOLDERID_LocalAppData i.e. (%LOCALAPPDATA% (%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local))
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/shell/knownfolderid

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            Reporter:
            kevin.albertson@mongodb.com Kevin Albertson
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