Image path on my PC is fine but not on another

Photoshop
1

Yesterday I made the mip plugin open a file with insert embedded in photoshop, but I noticed a problem and I don’t know how to solve it
in the file I have to insert the path of the file which is this
_path: await tokenify(“/Users/username/Desktop/Leo.jpg”),
this is fine for my pc
but if I use it on another PC I have to change the username and this is a limit for me
I used this in the past to work around the problem
~/Desktop/Leo.jpg
but I saw that it doesn’t work
Where am I dazzling?

const {executeAsModal} = require("photoshop").core;
const {batchPlay} = require("photoshop").action;
const {localFileSystem: fs} = require("uxp").storage;

const app = require('photoshop').app;


async function tokenify(url){
   return fs.createSessionToken(await fs.getEntryWithUrl("file:" + url));
}

async function importLayer() {
   const result = await batchPlay(
      [
         {
            _obj: "placeEvent",
            null: {
               _path: await tokenify("/Users/nameuser/Desktop/Leo.jpg"),
               _kind: "local"
            },
            freeTransformCenterState: {
               _enum: "quadCenterState",
               _value: "QCSAverage"
            },
            offset: {
               _obj: "offset",
               horizontal: {
                  _unit: "pixelsUnit",
                  _value: 0
               },
               vertical: {
                  _unit: "pixelsUnit",
                  _value: 0
               }
            },
            _options: {
               dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
            }
         }
      ],
      {}
   );
}

    await executeAsModal(importLayer, {commandName: "importLayer"});
2

Here’s one approach, but it uses a file picker.
Otherwise you could use fs.getPluginFolder() and extract the username from the nativePath.

3

The path of the user’s home directory can be obtained and used in this way.

const os = require('os') ;
const imgPath = path.join(os.homedir(), 'Desktop', 'Leo.jpg') ;
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4

Thank you both for your help, I’ll try later and see if I can.

5

Sorry if I only answer now, the script works perfectly.

Thank you

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