Merge pull request #13142 from unprofession-al/fix_jsonfile_fact_caching_connection

Make jsonfile fact cache handle fancy paths properly

lib/ansible/plugins/cache/jsonfile.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
 
         self._timeout = float(C.CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT)
         self._cache = {}
-        self._cache_dir = C.CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION # expects a dir path
+        self._cache_dir = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(C.CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION)) # expects a dir path
         if not self._cache_dir:
             raise AnsibleError("error, fact_caching_connection is not set, cannot use fact cache")