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"""Path and link ID manipulation functions.

"""

__authors__ = [

  '"Todd Larsen" <tlarsen@google.com>',

  '"Lennard de Rijk" <ljvderijk@gmail.com>',

  ]

from soc.models import linkable

def getPartsFromPath(path):

  """Splits path string into scope_path and link_id.

  Returns:

    {'scope_path': 'everything/but',

     'link_id': 'link_id'}

    or {} (empty dict) if string did not match PATH_LINK_ID_PATTERN.

  """

  path_link_name_match = linkable.PATH_LINK_ID_REGEX.match(path)

  if not path_link_name_match:

    return {}

  return path_link_name_match.groupdict()

def combinePath(path_parts):

  """Returns path components combined into a single string.

  Args:

    path_parts: a single path string, or a list of path part strings,

      or a nested list of path part strings (where the zeroeth element in

      the list is itself a list); for example:

        'a/complete/path/in/one/string'

        ['some', 'path', 'parts']

        [['path', 'parts', 'and', 'a'], 'link ID']

  Returns:

    None if path_parts is False (None, empty string, etc.) or if

    any list elements are False (an empty list, empty string, etc.);

    otherwise, the combined string with the necessary separators.

  """

  if not path_parts:

    # completely empty input, so return early

    return None

  if not isinstance(path_parts, (list, tuple)):

    # a single path string, so just return it as-is (nothing to do)

    return path_parts

  flattened_parts = []

  for part in path_parts:

    if not part:

      # encountered a "False" element, which invalidates everything else

      return None    

    if isinstance(part, (list, tuple)):

      flattened_parts.extend(part)

    else:

      flattened_parts.append(part)

  return '/'.join(flattened_parts)