Function safeResolvePath

source code/utils/fsOperations.ts:140–180

(
  fs: FsOperations,
  filePath: string,
)

 * @returns Object containing the resolved path and whether it was a symlink
 */
export function safeResolvePath(
  fs: FsOperations,
  filePath: string,
): { resolvedPath: string; isSymlink: boolean; isCanonical: boolean } {
  // Block UNC paths before any filesystem access to prevent network
  // requests (DNS/SMB) during validation on Windows
  if (filePath.startsWith('//') || filePath.startsWith('\\\\')) {
    return { resolvedPath: filePath, isSymlink: false, isCanonical: false }
  }

  try {
    // Check for special file types (FIFOs, sockets, devices) before calling realpathSync.
    // realpathSync can block on FIFOs waiting for a writer, causing hangs.
    // If the file doesn't exist, lstatSync throws ENOENT which the catch
    // below handles by returning the original path (allows file creation).
    const stats = fs.lstatSync(filePath)
    if (
      stats.isFIFO() ||
      stats.isSocket() ||
      stats.isCharacterDevice() ||
      stats.isBlockDevice()
    ) {
      return { resolvedPath: filePath, isSymlink: false, isCanonical: false }
    }

    const resolvedPath = fs.realpathSync(filePath)
    return {
      resolvedPath,
      isSymlink: resolvedPath !== filePath,
      // realpathSync returned: resolvedPath is canonical (all symlinks in
      // all path components resolved). Callers can skip further symlink
      // resolution on this path.
      isCanonical: true,
    }
  } catch (_error) {
    // If lstat/realpath fails for any reason (ENOENT, broken symlink,
    // EACCES, ELOOP, etc.), return the original path to allow operations
    // to proceed
    return { resolvedPath: filePath, isSymlink: false, isCanonical: false }
  }
}

/**
 * Check if a file path is a duplicate and should be skipped.