Function to_relative_path

src/tool_system/utils/path_utils.py:9–17

Convert an absolute path to a relative one if shorter.

(absolute: str, cwd: str | Path)

def to_relative_path(absolute: str, cwd: str | Path) -> str:
    """Convert an absolute path to a relative one if shorter."""
    try:
        rel = os.path.relpath(absolute, str(cwd))
    except ValueError:
        return absolute
    if len(rel) < len(absolute):
        return rel
    return absolute


def suggest_path_under_cwd(path: str, cwd: str | Path) -> str | None: