Module: URI

Defined in:
lib/spidr/extensions/uri.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.expand_path(path) ⇒ String

Expands a URI decoded path, into a proper absolute path.

Examples:

URI.expand_path('./path')
# => "path"
URI.expand_path('test/../path')
# => "path"
URI.exand_path('/test/path/')
# => "/test/path/"
URI.expand_path('/test/../path')
# => "/path"

Parameters:

  • path (String) —

    The path from a URI.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The expanded path.



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# File 'lib/spidr/extensions/uri.rb', line 32

def self.expand_path(path)
  if path.start_with?('/')
    leading_slash, path = path[0,1], path[1..-1]
  else
    leading_slash = ''
  end

  if path.end_with?('/')
    trailing_slash, path = path[-1,1], path[0..-2]
  else
    trailing_slash = ''
  end

  scanner = StringScanner.new(path)
  stack   = []

  until scanner.eos?
    if (dir = scanner.scan(/^[^\/]+/))
      case dir
      when '..' then stack.pop
      when '.'  then false
      else           stack.push(dir)
      end
    else
      scanner.skip(/\/+/)
    end
  end

  unless stack.empty?
    "#{leading_slash}#{stack.join('/')}#{trailing_slash}"
  else
    String.new('/')
  end
end