Function parsePath

src/pathstringifier.ts:13–52

(string: StringifiedPath, legacyPaths: boolean)

    .join('.');

export const parsePath = (string: StringifiedPath, legacyPaths: boolean) => {
  const result: string[] = [];

  let segment = '';
  for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
    let char = string.charAt(i);

    if (!legacyPaths && char === '\\') {
      const escaped = string.charAt(i + 1);
      if (escaped === '\\') {
        segment += '\\';
        i++;
        continue;
      } else if (escaped !== '.') {
        throw Error('invalid path');
      }
    }

    const isEscapedDot = char === '\\' && string.charAt(i + 1) === '.';
    if (isEscapedDot) {
      segment += '.';
      i++;
      continue;
    }

    const isEndOfSegment = char === '.';
    if (isEndOfSegment) {
      result.push(segment);
      segment = '';
      continue;
    }

    segment += char;
  }

  const lastSegment = segment;
  result.push(lastSegment);

  return result;
};