path.go

// Copyright (c) 2017-2018 The qitmeer developers

package util

import (
	"os"
	"os/user"
	"path/filepath"
	"runtime"
	"strings"
)

// CleanAndExpandPath expands environment variables and leading ~ in the
// passed path, cleans the result, and returns it.
func CleanAndExpandPath(path string) string {
	// Nothing to do when no path is given.
	if path == "" {
		return path
	}

	// NOTE: The os.ExpandEnv doesn't work with Windows cmd.exe-style
	// %VARIABLE%, but the variables can still be expanded via POSIX-style
	// $VARIABLE.
	path = os.ExpandEnv(path)

	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
		return filepath.Clean(path)
	}

	// Expand initial ~ to the current user's home directory, or ~otheruser
	// to otheruser's home directory.  On Windows, both forward and backward
	// slashes can be used.
	path = path[1:]

	var pathSeparators string
	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
		pathSeparators = string(os.PathSeparator) + "/"
	} else {
		pathSeparators = string(os.PathSeparator)
	}

	userName := ""
	if i := strings.IndexAny(path, pathSeparators); i != -1 {
		userName = path[:i]
		path = path[i:]
	}

	homeDir := ""
	var u *user.User
	var err error
	if userName == "" {
		u, err = user.Current()
	} else {
		u, err = user.Lookup(userName)
	}
	if err == nil {
		homeDir = u.HomeDir
	}
	// Fallback to CWD if user lookup fails or user has no home directory.
	if homeDir == "" {
		homeDir = "."
	}

	return filepath.Join(homeDir, path)
}