jprichardson / jprichardson/node-path-extra

Add a function to expand paths on all platforms

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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Description

It would be super helpful if you could add a function that expands paths with special symbols (tilde comes to mind on *nix like platforms) or env variables (e.g. "%TEMP%\resetvars.bat" on Windows) to valid paths that can be consumed by the rest of the module.

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Research direction

Start by reading the module's existing path utilities and how they handle platform differences. Define expected behavior for tilde expansion on Unix-like systems and environment-variable expansion on Windows, then verify that the resulting paths can be consumed by the rest of the module on each platform.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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