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pathe

Universal drop-in replacement for node:path

What is this?

This package is a universal drop-in replacement for Node.js' path module.

It enforces consistency between POSIX and Windows operating systems and also provides additional utilities for working with file URLs, paths, and extensions.

When should I use this?

For historical reasons, Windows followed MS-DOS and used backslashes (\) to separate path components, as opposed to the forwardslashes (/) used by POSIX operating systems. Even though Windows operating systems now support both separators, there are still discrepancies between operating systems when using Node.js' path module:

The default operation of the node:path module varies based on the operating system on which a Node.js application is running. Specifically, when running on a Windows operating system, the node:path module will assume that Windows-style paths are being used. – Windows vs. POSIX

This package enforces consistency between operating systems by ensuring paths are POSIX-compliant. With support for both drive and UNC paths as well, platform-specific modules like node:path/posix and node:path/win32 are no longer needed.

~~To achieve consistent results when working with Windows file paths on any operating system, use path.win32.~~ ~~To achieve consistent results when working with POSIX file paths on any operating system, use path.posix.~~

To achieve consistent results when working with Windows file paths on any operating system, use pathe. To achieve consistent results when working with POSIX file paths on any operating system, use pathe. \:blush:

Install

This package is ESM only.

In Node.js (version 18+) with yarn:

yarn add @flex-development/pathe

In Deno with esm.sh:

import { parse } from 'https://esm.sh/@flex-development/pathe'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import { parse } from 'https://esm.sh/@flex-development/pathe'
</script>

Use

import {
  addExt,
  basename,
  changeExt,
  cwd,
  delimiter,
  dirname,
  dot,
  extToValue,
  extname,
  fileURLToPath,
  format,
  formatExt,
  isAbsolute,
  isDeviceRoot,
  isSep,
  isURL,
  join,
  matchesGlob,
  normalize,
  parse,
  pathToFileURL,
  relative,
  removeExt,
  resolve,
  resolveWith,
  root,
  sep,
  toNamespacedPath,
  toPath,
  toPosix
} from '@flex-development/pathe'