Function getReadablePath

src/utils/path.ts:84–109

(cwd: string, relPath?: string)

}

export function getReadablePath(cwd: string, relPath?: string): string {
	// If relPath is undefined, return empty string instead of allowing path.resolve
	// to return cwd (which would then show misleading cwd basename in UI)
	if (relPath === undefined) {
		return ""
	}

	// path.resolve is flexible in that it will resolve relative paths like '../../' to the cwd and even ignore the cwd if the relPath is actually an absolute path
	const absolutePath = path.resolve(cwd, relPath)
	if (arePathsEqual(cwd, path.join(os.homedir(), "Desktop"))) {
		// User opened vscode without a workspace, so cwd is the Desktop. Show the full absolute path to keep the user aware of where files are being created
		return absolutePath.toPosix()
	}
	if (arePathsEqual(path.normalize(absolutePath), path.normalize(cwd))) {
		return path.basename(absolutePath).toPosix()
	} else {
		// show the relative path to the cwd
		const normalizedRelPath = path.relative(cwd, absolutePath)
		if (absolutePath.includes(cwd)) {
			return normalizedRelPath.toPosix()
		} else {
			// we are outside the cwd, so show the absolute path (useful for when cline passes in '../../' for example)
			return absolutePath.toPosix()
		}
	}
}

export const toRelativePath = (filePath: string, cwd: string) => {
	const relativePath = path.relative(cwd, filePath).toPosix()