ruby / ruby/pathname

Provide a means to know if a directory part is included

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Description

Wouldn't it make sense to have something like has_parent? which is true iff the path is not reduced to a file name? C++ for instance has a similar feature.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Pathname predicate implementations and the existing tests for path-component queries. Add coverage for paths with and without a directory component, then verify that the new predicate follows the requested has_parent? semantics and the full test suite passes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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