source.py,plugin.py: Allow elements to have a cache directorychandan/element-cache

At present, only source plugins are allowed to have cache directories
but not elements. Move `get_mirror_directory()` method from Source()
to Plugin() so that elements could also benefit from having a cache, if
needed.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/buildstream/source.py b/buildstream/source.py
index 6d5640532..2ef9fb1d8 100644
--- a/buildstream/source.py
+++ b/buildstream/source.py
@@ -481,19 +481,6 @@ class Source(Plugin):
     #############################################################
     #                       Public Methods                      #
     #############################################################
-    def get_mirror_directory(self):
-        """Fetches the directory where this source should store things
-
-        Returns:
-           (str): The directory belonging to this source
-        """
-
-        # Create the directory if it doesnt exist
-        context = self._get_context()
-        directory = os.path.join(context.sourcedir, self.get_kind())
-        os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
-        return directory
-
     def translate_url(self, url, *, alias_override=None):
         """Translates the given url which may be specified with an alias
         into a fully qualified url.