GAIAMNGT-1700 New function build_general_output_filename

Author: Jorge Fernandez Hernandez

astroquery/gaia/core.py

@@ -229,16 +229,12 @@ def load_data(self, ids, *, data_release=None, data_structure='INDIVIDUAL', retr
         -------
         A dictionary where the keys are the file names and its value is a list of astropy.table.table.Table objects
         """
-        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        now_formatted = now.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-        temp_dirname = "temp_" + now_formatted
-        downloadname_formated = "download_" + now_formatted
 
         overwrite_output_file = True
         output_file_specified = False
 
         if not dump_to_file:
-            output_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), temp_dirname, downloadname_formated)
+            output_file = self.build_general_output_filename()
         else:
             output_file = 'datalink_output.zip'
             output_file_specified = True
@@ -327,6 +323,13 @@ def load_data(self, ids, *, data_release=None, data_structure='INDIVIDUAL', retr
 
         return files
 
+    def build_general_output_filename(self):
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        now_formatted = now.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+        temp_dirname = "temp_" + now_formatted
+        downloadname_formated = "download_" + now_formatted
+        return  os.path.join(os.getcwd(), temp_dirname, downloadname_formated)
+
     @staticmethod
     def __get_data_files(output_file, path):
         files = {}