Equivalents of XDG_CONFIG_HOME and XDG_DATA_HOME on Mac OS X?

Question

I am planning to develop a cross-platform script. On Linux and other operating systems, it will store configuration in XDG_CONFIG_HOME and data files (specifically,

Answer 1

I would use ~/Library/Application Support/script_name/. The subdirectories inside Application Support are used conventionally by various apps, including Apple's own softwares. But it's not enforced by the OS and not tied to apps inside /Applications. So you're perfectly free to create your own directory in it.

For the directory structure of OS X in general, see this Apple document.