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/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
*/
/**
* PathUtils is a set of utilities for operating on absolute paths.
*/
[ChromeOnly, Exposed=(Window, Worker)]
namespace PathUtils {
/**
* Return the last path component.
*
* @param path An absolute path.
*
* @returns The last path component.
*/
[Throws]
DOMString filename(DOMString path);
/**
* Return an ancestor directory of the given path.
*
* @param path An absolute path.
* @param depth The number of ancestors to remove, defaulting to 1 (i.e., the
* parent).
*
* @return The ancestor directory.
*
* If the path provided is a root path (e.g., `C:` on Windows or `/`
* on *NIX), then null is returned.
*/
[Throws]
DOMString? parent(DOMString path, optional long depth = 1);
/**
* Join the given components into a full path.
*
* @param components The path components. The first component must be an
* absolute path. There must be at least one component.
*/
[Throws]
DOMString join(DOMString... components);
/**
* Join the given relative path to the base path.
*
* @param base The base path. This must be an absolute path.
* @param relativePath A relative path to join to the base path.
*/
[Throws]
DOMString joinRelative(DOMString base, DOMString relativePath);
/**
* Creates an adjusted path using a path whose length is already close
* to MAX_PATH. For windows only.
*
* @param path An absolute path.
*/
[Throws]
DOMString toExtendedWindowsPath(DOMString path);
/**
* Normalize a path by removing multiple separators and `..` and `.`
* directories.
*
* On UNIX platforms, the path must exist as symbolic links will be resolved.
*
* @param path The absolute path to normalize.
*
*/
[Throws]
DOMString normalize(DOMString path);
/**
* Split a path into its components.
*
* @param path An absolute path.
*/
[Throws]
sequence<DOMString> split(DOMString path);
/**
* Split a relative path into its components.
*
* @param path A relative path.
*/
[Throws]
sequence<DOMString> splitRelative(DOMString path, optional SplitRelativeOptions options = {});
/**
* Transform a file path into a file: URI
*
* @param path An absolute path.
*
* @return The file: URI as a string.
*/
[Throws]
UTF8String toFileURI(DOMString path);
/**
* Determine if the given path is an absolute or relative path.
*
* @param path A file path that is either relative or absolute.
*
* @return Whether or not the path is absolute.
*/
boolean isAbsolute(DOMString path);
};
[Exposed=Window]
partial namespace PathUtils {
/**
* The profile directory.
*/
[Throws, BinaryName="ProfileDirSync"]
readonly attribute DOMString profileDir;
/**
* The local-specific profile directory.
*/
[Throws, BinaryName="LocalProfileDirSync"]
readonly attribute DOMString localProfileDir;
/**
* The OS temporary directory.
*/
[Throws, BinaryName="TempDirSync"]
readonly attribute DOMString tempDir;
/**
* The libxul path.
*/
[Throws, BinaryName="XulLibraryPathSync"]
readonly attribute DOMString xulLibraryPath;
};
[Exposed=Worker]
partial namespace PathUtils {
/**
* The profile directory.
*/
[NewObject, BinaryName="GetProfileDirAsync"]
Promise<DOMString> getProfileDir();
/**
* The local-specific profile directory.
*/
[NewObject, BinaryName="GetLocalProfileDirAsync"]
Promise<DOMString> getLocalProfileDir();
/**
* The OS temporary directory.
*/
[NewObject, BinaryName="GetTempDirAsync"]
Promise<DOMString> getTempDir();
/**
* The libxul path.
*/
[NewObject, BinaryName="GetXulLibraryPathAsync"]
Promise<DOMString> getXulLibraryPath();
};
dictionary SplitRelativeOptions {
/** Allow for a path that contains empty components. */
boolean allowEmpty = false;
/** Allow for a path that contains ".." components. */
boolean allowParentDir = false;
/** Allow for a path that contains "." components. */
boolean allowCurrentDir = false;
};