feat(x): login user independent socket path for windows service

Author: joe0BAB

x/api/defaults.go

@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ func DefaultSocketPath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "docker-secrets-engine", "engine.sock")
 }
 
-func DaemonSocketPath() string {
-	if dir, err := os.UserCacheDir(); err == nil {
-		return filepath.Join(dir, "docker-secrets-engine", "daemon.sock")
-	}
-	return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "docker-secrets-engine", "daemon.sock")
-}
-
 func DefaultSecretsEngineDirectory() (string, error) {
 	dir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {

x/api/defaults_unix.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright 2025-2026 Docker, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build !windows
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func DaemonSocketPath() string {
+	if dir, err := os.UserCacheDir(); err == nil {
+		return filepath.Join(dir, "docker-secrets-engine", "daemon.sock")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "docker-secrets-engine", "daemon.sock")
+}

x/api/defaults_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2025-2026 Docker, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build windows
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func DaemonSocketPath() string {
+	base := os.Getenv("ProgramData")
+	if base == "" {
+		base = `C:\ProgramData`
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(base, "Docker", "SecretsEngine", "daemon.sock")
+}