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 = []
  paths << ENV[@@per_tool_home_environment] if defined?(@@per_tool_home_environment) && @@per_tool_home_environment && ENV[@@per_tool_home_environment]
  paths << ENV["CHEF_HOME"] if ENV["CHEF_HOME"]
  if ChefUtils.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.exist?(home_path.force_encoding("utf-8")) }
  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 ChefUtils.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)

using Pathname#cleanpath instead of this function.
Generally, if the user isn't going to be seeing it, you should be

backslashes on Windows.
not necessary or desired to blindly convert pathnames to have
generally be stored with forward slashes for consistency. It is
to the user with backslashes. Internally, filename paths should
should only be used for *DISPLAY* logic to send strings back
Windows APIs all consume forward slashes, this helper function
slashes to backslashes for Windows. Since the Ruby API and the
This is the INVERSE of Pathname#cleanpath, it converts forward
def self.cleanpath(path)
  path = Pathname.new(path).cleanpath.to_s
  # ensure all forward slashes are backslashes
  if ChefUtils.windows?
    path = path.gsub(File::SEPARATOR, path_separator)
  end
  path
end

def self.dirname(path)

def self.dirname(path)
  if ChefUtils.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)

Deprecated:
  • this method is deprecated. Please use escape_glob_dirs
def self.escape_glob(*parts)
  path = cleanpath(join(*parts))
  path.gsub(/[\\\{\}\[\]\*\?]/) { |x| "\\" + x }
end

def self.escape_glob_dir(*parts)

This is because only forwardslashes should be used with dir (even for windows)
This function does not switch to backslashes for windows
def self.escape_glob_dir(*parts)
  path = Pathname.new(join(*parts)).cleanpath.to_s
  path.gsub(/[\\\{\}\[\]\*\?]/) { |x| "\\" + x }
end

def self.home(*args)

Returns:
  • (String) -

Parameters:
  • args (Array) -- Path components to look for under the home directory.

Other tags:
    See: all_homes -
def self.home(*args)
  @@home_dir ||= all_homes { |p| break p }
  if @@home_dir
    path = File.join(@@home_dir, *args)
    block_given? ? (yield path) : path
  end
end

def self.is_sip_path?(path, node)

Determine if the given path is protected by macOS System Integrity Protection.
def self.is_sip_path?(path, node)
  if node["platform"] == "mac_os_x" && Gem::Version.new(node["platform_version"]) >= Gem::Version.new("10.11")
    # @todo: parse rootless.conf for this?
    sip_paths = [
      "/System", "/bin", "/sbin", "/usr"
    ]
    sip_paths.each do |sip_path|
      ChefConfig.logger.info("This is a SIP path, checking if it in exceptions list.")
      return true if path.start_with?(sip_path)
    end
    false
  else
    false
  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 ChefUtils.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.per_tool_home_environment=(env_var)

Returns:
  • (nil) -

Parameters:
  • Key (env_var) -- for an environment variable to use.
def self.per_tool_home_environment=(env_var)
  @@per_tool_home_environment = env_var
  # Reset this in case .home was already called.
  @@home_dir = nil
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.split_args(line)


split_args(str) => ["command", "with", "\"some arguments\""]
str = 'command with "some arguments"'

Splits a string into an array of tokens as commands and arguments
def self.split_args(line)
  cmd_args = []
  field = ""
  line.scan(/\s*(?>([^\s\\"]+|"([^"]*)"|'([^']*)')|(\S))(\s|\z)?/m) do |word, within_dq, within_sq, esc, sep|
    # Append the string with Word & Escape Character
    field << (word || esc.gsub(/\\(.)/, '\\1'))
    # Re-build the field when any whitespace character or
    # End of string is encountered
    if sep
      cmd_args << field
      field = ""
    end
  end
  cmd_args
end

def self.validate_path(path)

def self.validate_path(path)
  if ChefUtils.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.trace("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

def self.writable_sip_path?(path)

Determine if the given path is on the exception list for macOS System Integrity Protection.
def self.writable_sip_path?(path)
  # todo: parse rootless.conf for this?
  sip_exceptions = [
    "/System/Library/Caches", "/System/Library/Extensions",
    "/System/Library/Speech", "/System/Library/User Template",
    "/usr/libexec/cups", "/usr/local", "/usr/share/man"
  ]
  sip_exceptions.each do |exception_path|
    return true if path.start_with?(exception_path)
  end
  ChefConfig.logger.error("Cannot write to a SIP Path on OS X 10.11+")
  false
end