1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/buildtool/storage/config.hpp b/src/buildtool/storage/config.hpp
index 92358d12..858f74ff 100644
--- a/src/buildtool/storage/config.hpp
+++ b/src/buildtool/storage/config.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "src/buildtool/logging/log_level.hpp"
 #include "src/buildtool/logging/logger.hpp"
 #include "src/utils/cpp/gsl.hpp"
+#include "src/utils/cpp/tmp_dir.hpp"
 
 /// \brief Global storage configuration.
 class StorageConfig {
@@ -184,6 +185,15 @@ class StorageConfig {
         return EphemeralRoot() / "exec_root";
     }
 
+    /// \brief Create a tmp directory with controlled lifetime for specific
+    /// operations (archive, zip, file, distdir checkouts; fetch; update).
+    [[nodiscard]] static auto CreateTypedTmpDir(
+        std::string const& type) noexcept -> TmpDirPtr {
+        // try to create parent dir
+        auto parent_path = EphemeralRoot() / "tmp-workspaces" / type;
+        return TmpDir::Create(parent_path);
+    }
+
   private:
     [[nodiscard]] static auto Data() noexcept -> ConfigData& {
         static ConfigData instance{};