npm package: @push.rocks/smartpath
Description: A library offering smart ways to handle file and directory paths.
Author: Lossless GmbH
Latest version: 6.0.0

# @push.rocks/smartpath

[@push.rocks/smartpath](https://github.com/pushrocks/smartpath) offers smart ways to handle paths.

## Install
To install `@push.rocks/smartpath`, you'll need to run the following command using npm. Ensure you have Node.js and npm installed before you start.
```bash
npm install @push.rocks/smartpath --save
```

## Usage
The `@push.rocks/smartpath` module provides a sophisticated yet straightforward approach to handle, manipulate, and evaluate file and directory paths within your TypeScript projects. By incorporating features like path normalization, transformation, and validation, `smartpath` facilitates powerful and efficient file system and URL path manipulation. This guide dives deep into the module's capabilities, showcasing a broad spectrum of use cases and demonstrating its versatility in handling paths.

### Getting Started
To begin utilizing `smartpath` in your project, start by importing it in your TypeScript file:

```typescript
import * as smartpath from '@push.rocks/smartpath';
```

### Isomorphic Path Module
For cross-platform path operations that work in any JavaScript environment (Node.js, browsers, Deno, etc.), use the isomorphic module:

```typescript
import * as isoPath from '@push.rocks/smartpath/iso';

// Join paths with automatic platform detection
const joinedPath = isoPath.join('/home/user', 'documents', 'file.txt');
// Unix: /home/user/documents/file.txt
// Windows: C:\Users\documents\file.txt

// Convert file:// URLs to system paths
const systemPath = isoPath.fileUrlToPath('file:///home/user/file.txt');
// Unix: /home/user/file.txt
// Windows: C:\home\user\file.txt

// Convert system paths to file:// URLs
const fileUrl = isoPath.pathToFileUrl('/home/user/file.txt');
// Result: file:///home/user/file.txt

// Get directory from path or file URL
const dir = isoPath.dirname('/home/user/documents/file.txt');
// Result: /home/user/documents
```

The isomorphic module automatically detects the path style (Windows vs POSIX) and handles:
- file:// URL conversions
- Mixed path separators
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Proper handling of Windows drive letters and UNC paths

### Creating a Smartpath Instance
Instantiating a `Smartpath` object allows for the enrichment of path strings with additional context and manipulation capabilities:

```typescript
const mySmartpath = new smartpath.Smartpath('/some/path/to/some.file');
console.log(mySmartpath);
```

### Path Validation
Determining whether a path points to a file or directory is a common requirement. Here's how you can achieve this:

```typescript
if (smartpath.check.isFile('./path/to/file.txt')) {
  console.log('This is a file.');
}

if (smartpath.check.isDir('./path/to/directory')) {
  console.log('This is a directory.');
}
```

### Absolute Path Conversion
Converting a relative path to an absolute one is a frequent operation, especially in dynamic file handling scenarios:

```typescript
const absolutePath = smartpath.transform.makeAbsolute('./relative/path/to/file.txt');
console.log(`Absolute path: ${absolutePath}`);
```

### Handling Multiple Paths
`smartpath` shines when dealing with multiple paths, offering efficient bulk operations:

```typescript
const paths = ['./path/to/file1.txt', './another/path/to/file2.txt'];
const absolutePaths = smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(paths);
console.log(absolutePaths);
```

### Understanding Path Types
Identifying whether a path represents a local file system path or a URL is straightforward:

```typescript
const pathType = smartpath.get.type('https://example.com/resource');
console.log(`Path type: ${pathType}`); // 'url'
```

### Home Directory Paths
Easily manage paths relative to the user's home directory:

```typescript
const homePath = smartpath.get.home('~/path/to/resource');
console.log(`Home directory path: ${homePath}`);
```

### Analyzing Path Components
Breaking down a path into its components allows for detailed path analysis and manipulation:

```typescript
const pathLevels = smartpath.get.pathLevels('/path/to/resource');
console.log(pathLevels); // ['path', 'to', 'resource']
```

### Path Manipulation and More
Beyond the basics, `smartpath` offers a comprehensive set of tools for robust path manipulation, including normalizing paths across different operating systems, working with URL paths, and handling special path constructs like ".." and ".".

For more advanced use cases, such as transforming path lists, deriving relative paths, or integrating path handling into larger application workflows, `smartpath` provides both utility functions and object-oriented interfaces that streamline these operations.

By leveraging the full spectrum of `smartpath`'s features, developers can handle virtually any path-related task with ease, efficiency, and reliability. Whether you're building a complex file system utility, managing web application assets, or simply need reliable path manipulation in your TypeScript projects, `smartpath` offers the functionality and flexibility required to do the job right.

## License and Legal Information

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### Company Information

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