class ChefConfig::PathHelper

def self.all_homes(*args)

if no block is provided.
The return is a list of all the returned values from each block invocation or a list of paths

This method goes out and checks the existence of each location at the time of the call.
HOMEDRIVE\HOMEPATH and USERPROFILE are different, the provided block will be called twice.
possible values of 'HOME' that one could have on this platform. Hence, on windows, if
See self.home. This method performs a similar operation except that it yields all the different
def self.all_homes(*args)
  paths = []
  if ChefConfig.windows?
    # By default, Ruby uses the the following environment variables to determine Dir.home:
    # HOME
    # HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH
    # USERPROFILE
    # Ruby only checks to see if the variable is specified - not if the directory actually exists.
    # On Windows, HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH can point to a different location (such as an unavailable network mounted drive)
    # while USERPROFILE points to the location where the user application settings and profile are stored.  HOME
    # is not defined as an environment variable (usually).  If the home path actually uses UNC, then the prefix is
    # HOMESHARE instead of HOMEDRIVE.
    #
    # We instead walk down the following and only include paths that actually exist.
    # HOME
    # HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH
    # HOMESHARE HOMEPATH
    # USERPROFILE
    paths << ENV['HOME']
    paths << ENV['HOMEDRIVE'] + ENV['HOMEPATH'] if ENV['HOMEDRIVE'] && ENV['HOMEPATH']
    paths << ENV['HOMESHARE'] + ENV['HOMEPATH'] if ENV['HOMESHARE'] && ENV['HOMEPATH']
    paths << ENV['USERPROFILE']
  end
  paths << Dir.home if ENV['HOME']
  # Depending on what environment variables we're using, the slashes can go in any which way.
  # Just change them all to / to keep things consistent.
  # Note: Maybe this is a bad idea on some unixy systems where \ might be a valid character depending on
  # the particular brand of kool-aid you consume.  This code assumes that \ and / are both
  # path separators on any system being used.
  paths = paths.map { |home_path| home_path.gsub(path_separator, ::File::SEPARATOR) if home_path }
  # Filter out duplicate paths and paths that don't exist.
  valid_paths = paths.select { |home_path| home_path && Dir.exists?(home_path) }
  valid_paths = valid_paths.uniq
  # Join all optional path elements at the end.
  # If a block is provided, invoke it - otherwise just return what we've got.
  joined_paths = valid_paths.map { |home_path| File.join(home_path, *args) }
  if block_given?
    joined_paths.each { |p| yield p }
  else
    joined_paths
  end
end

def self.canonical_path(path, add_prefix=true)

Produces a comparable path.
def self.canonical_path(path, add_prefix=true)
  # First remove extra separators and resolve any relative paths
  abs_path = File.absolute_path(path)
  if ChefConfig.windows?
    # Add the \\?\ API prefix on Windows unless add_prefix is false
    # Downcase on Windows where paths are still case-insensitive
    abs_path.gsub!(::File::SEPARATOR, path_separator)
    if add_prefix && abs_path !~ /^\\\\?\\/
      abs_path.insert(0, "\\\\?\\")
    end
    abs_path.downcase!
  end
  abs_path
end

def self.cleanpath(path)

def self.cleanpath(path)
  path = Pathname.new(path).cleanpath.to_s
  # ensure all forward slashes are backslashes
  if ChefConfig.windows?
    path = path.gsub(File::SEPARATOR, path_separator)
  end
  path
end

def self.dirname(path)

def self.dirname(path)
  if ChefConfig.windows?
    # Find the first slash, not counting trailing slashes
    end_slash = path.size
    loop do
      slash = path.rindex(/[#{Regexp.escape(File::SEPARATOR)}#{Regexp.escape(path_separator)}]/, end_slash - 1)
      if !slash
        return end_slash == path.size ? '.' : path_separator
      elsif slash == end_slash - 1
        end_slash = slash
      else
        return path[0..slash-1]
      end
    end
  else
    ::File.dirname(path)
  end
end

def self.escape_glob(*parts)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14127343
to be escaped before globbing can be done.
Paths which may contain glob-reserved characters need
def self.escape_glob(*parts)
  path = cleanpath(join(*parts))
  path.gsub(/[\\\{\}\[\]\*\?]/) { |x| "\\"+x }
end

def self.home(*args)

See self.all_homes.

that subsequent calls to home_dir don't bounce around.
Home-path discovery is performed once. If a path is discovered, that value is memoized so

valid and the result of the block is returned instead.
If an optional block is provided, the joined path is passed to that block if the home path is

homepath exists.
If a set of path elements is provided, they are appended as-is to the home path if the

If the home directory doesn't exist or an error is otherwise encountered, nil is returned.
of said directory. The path returned uses / for all separators (the ruby standard format).
Retrieves the "home directory" of the current user while trying to ascertain the existence
def self.home(*args)
  @@home_dir ||= self.all_homes { |p| break p }
  if @@home_dir
    path = File.join(@@home_dir, *args)
    block_given? ? (yield path) : path
  end
end

def self.join(*args)

def self.join(*args)
  path_separator_regex = Regexp.escape(File::SEPARATOR)
  unless path_separator == File::SEPARATOR
    path_separator_regex << Regexp.escape(path_separator)
  end
  trailing_slashes = /[#{path_separator_regex}]+$/
  leading_slashes = /^[#{path_separator_regex}]+/
  args.flatten.inject() do |joined_path, component|
    joined_path = joined_path.sub(trailing_slashes, '')
    component = component.sub(leading_slashes, '')
    joined_path += "#{path_separator}#{component}"
  end
end

def self.path_separator

def self.path_separator
  if ChefConfig.windows?
    File::ALT_SEPARATOR || BACKSLASH
  else
    File::SEPARATOR
  end
end

def self.paths_eql?(path1, path2)

def self.paths_eql?(path1, path2)
  canonical_path(path1) == canonical_path(path2)
end

def self.printable?(string)

def self.printable?(string)
  # returns true if string is free of non-printable characters (escape sequences)
  # this returns false for whitespace escape sequences as well, e.g. \n\t
  if string =~ /[^[:print:]]/
    false
  else
    true
  end
end

def self.relative_path_from(from, to)

def self.relative_path_from(from, to)
  Pathname.new(cleanpath(to)).relative_path_from(Pathname.new(cleanpath(from)))
end

def self.validate_path(path)

def self.validate_path(path)
  if ChefConfig.windows?
    unless printable?(path)
      msg = "Path '#{path}' contains non-printable characters. Check that backslashes are escaped with another backslash (e.g. C:\\\\Windows) in double-quoted strings."
      ChefConfig.logger.error(msg)
      raise ChefConfig::InvalidPath, msg
    end
    if windows_max_length_exceeded?(path)
      ChefConfig.logger.debug("Path '#{path}' is longer than #{WIN_MAX_PATH}, prefixing with'\\\\?\\'")
      path.insert(0, "\\\\?\\")
    end
  end
  path
end

def self.windows_max_length_exceeded?(path)

def self.windows_max_length_exceeded?(path)
  # Check to see if paths without the \\?\ prefix are over the maximum allowed length for the Windows API
  # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
  unless path =~ /^\\\\?\\/
    if path.length > WIN_MAX_PATH
      return true
    end
  end
  false
end