v1.14.0

ADD:
* `paths.Len()`
* `paths.LenSys()`
* `paths.Segment()`
* `paths.SegmentSys()`
* `paths.Strip()`
* `paths.StripSys()`

FIX:
* Naming conflics between `<stdlib>/path` and the `path` parameters

envs/funcs.go

@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 package envs
 
 import (
-	`bytes`
+	"bytes"
-	`errors`
+	"errors"
-	`fmt`
+	"fmt"
-	`io/ioutil`
+	"io/ioutil"
-	`os`
+	"os"
-	`reflect`
+	"reflect"
-	`strings`
+	"strings"
-	`sync`
+	"sync"
 
-	`r00t2.io/goutils/multierr`
+	"r00t2.io/goutils/multierr"
-	`r00t2.io/goutils/structutils`
+	"r00t2.io/goutils/structutils"
-	`r00t2.io/sysutils/errs`
+	"r00t2.io/sysutils/errs"
-	`r00t2.io/sysutils/internal`
+	"r00t2.io/sysutils/internal"
-	`r00t2.io/sysutils/paths`
+	"r00t2.io/sysutils/paths"
 )
 
 /*
-	DefEnv operates like Python's .get() method on dicts (maps);
+DefEnv operates like Python's .get() method on dicts (maps);
-	if the environment variable specified by key does not exist/is not specified,
+if the environment variable specified by key does not exist/is not specified,
-	then the value specified by fallback will be returned instead
+then the value specified by fallback will be returned instead
-	otherwise key's value is returned.
+otherwise key's value is returned.
 */
 func DefEnv(key, fallback string) (value string) {
 
@@ -45,6 +45,54 @@ func DefEnvBlank(key, fallback string) (value string) {
 	return
 }
 
+// GetEnvErr returns the value of key if it exists. If it does not exist, err will be an EnvErrNoVal.
+func GetEnvErr(key string) (value string, err error) {
+
+	var exists bool
+
+	if value, exists = os.LookupEnv(key); !exists {
+		err = &EnvErrNoVal{
+			VarName: key,
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+GetEnvErrNoBlank behaves exactly like GetEnvErr with the
+additional stipulation that the value must not be empty.
+
+An error for a value that is non-empty but whitespace only (e.g. VARNM="\t")
+can be returned if ignoreWhitespace == true.
+
+(If it is, an EnvErrNoVal will also be returned.)
+*/
+func GetEnvErrNoBlank(key string, ignoreWhitespace bool) (value string, err error) {
+
+	var exists bool
+	var e *EnvErrNoVal = &EnvErrNoVal{
+		VarName:             key,
+		WasRequiredNonEmpty: true,
+		IgnoreWhiteSpace:    ignoreWhitespace,
+	}
+
+	if value, exists = os.LookupEnv(key); !exists {
+		err = e
+		return
+	} else {
+		e.WasFound = true
+		e.WasWhitespace = (strings.TrimSpace(value) == "") && (value != "")
+		if ignoreWhitespace && e.WasWhitespace {
+			err = e
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // GetEnvMap returns a map of all environment variables. All values are strings.
 func GetEnvMap() (envVars map[string]string) {
 
@@ -56,18 +104,18 @@ func GetEnvMap() (envVars map[string]string) {
 }
 
 /*
-	GetEnvMapNative returns a map of all environment variables, but attempts to "nativize" them.
+GetEnvMapNative returns a map of all environment variables, but attempts to "nativize" them.
-	All values are interfaces. It is up to the caller to typeswitch them to proper types.
+All values are interfaces. It is up to the caller to typeswitch them to proper types.
 
-	Note that the PATH/Path environment variable (for *Nix and Windows, respectively) will be
+Note that the PATH/Path environment variable (for *Nix and Windows, respectively) will be
-	a []string (as per GetPathEnv). No other env vars, even if they contain os.PathListSeparator,
+a []string (as per GetPathEnv). No other env vars, even if they contain os.PathListSeparator,
-	will be transformed to a slice or the like.
+will be transformed to a slice or the like.
-	If an error occurs during parsing the path env var, it will be rendered	as a string.
+If an error occurs during parsing the path env var, it will be rendered	as a string.
 
-	All number types will attempt to be their 64-bit version (i.e. int64, uint64, float64, etc.).
+All number types will attempt to be their 64-bit version (i.e. int64, uint64, float64, etc.).
 
-	If a type cannot be determined for a value, its string form will be used
+If a type cannot be determined for a value, its string form will be used
-	(as it would be found in GetEnvMap).
+(as it would be found in GetEnvMap).
 */
 func GetEnvMapNative() (envMap map[string]interface{}) {
 
@@ -79,24 +127,24 @@ func GetEnvMapNative() (envMap map[string]interface{}) {
 }
 
 /*
-	GetFirst gets the first instance if populated/set occurrence of varNames.
+GetFirst gets the first instance if populated/set occurrence of varNames.
 
-	For example, if you have three potential env vars, FOO, FOOBAR, FOOBARBAZ,
+For example, if you have three potential env vars, FOO, FOOBAR, FOOBARBAZ,
-	and want to follow the logic flow of:
+and want to follow the logic flow of:
 
 	1.) Check if FOO is set. If not,
 	2.) Check if FOOBAR is set. If not,
 	3.) Check if FOOBARBAZ is set.
 
-	Then this would be specified as:
+Then this would be specified as:
 
 	GetFirst([]string{"FOO", "FOOBAR", "FOOBARBAZ"})
 
-	If val is "" and ok is true, this means that one of the specified variable names IS
+If val is "" and ok is true, this means that one of the specified variable names IS
-	set but is set to an empty value. If ok is false, none of the specified variables
+set but is set to an empty value. If ok is false, none of the specified variables
-	are set.
+are set.
 
-	It is a thin wrapper around GetFirstWithRef.
+It is a thin wrapper around GetFirstWithRef.
 */
 func GetFirst(varNames []string) (val string, ok bool) {
 
@@ -106,14 +154,14 @@ func GetFirst(varNames []string) (val string, ok bool) {
 }
 
 /*
-	GetFirstWithRef behaves exactly like GetFirst, but with an additional returned value, idx,
+GetFirstWithRef behaves exactly like GetFirst, but with an additional returned value, idx,
-	which specifies the index in varNames in which a set variable was found. e.g. if:
+which specifies the index in varNames in which a set variable was found. e.g. if:
 
 	GetFirstWithRef([]string{"FOO", "FOOBAR", "FOOBAZ"})
 
-	is called and FOO is not set but FOOBAR is, idx will be 1.
+is called and FOO is not set but FOOBAR is, idx will be 1.
 
-	If ok is false, idx will always be -1 and should be ignored.
+If ok is false, idx will always be -1 and should be ignored.
 */
 func GetFirstWithRef(varNames []string) (val string, ok bool, idx int) {
 
@@ -148,8 +196,8 @@ func GetPathEnv() (pathList []string, err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	GetPidEnvMap will only work on *NIX-like systems with procfs.
+GetPidEnvMap will only work on *NIX-like systems with procfs.
-	It gets the environment variables of a given process' PID.
+It gets the environment variables of a given process' PID.
 */
 func GetPidEnvMap(pid uint32) (envMap map[string]string, err error) {
 
@@ -187,10 +235,10 @@ func GetPidEnvMap(pid uint32) (envMap map[string]string, err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	GetPidEnvMapNative, like GetEnvMapNative, returns a map of all environment variables, but attempts to "nativize" them.
+GetPidEnvMapNative, like GetEnvMapNative, returns a map of all environment variables, but attempts to "nativize" them.
-	All values are interfaces. It is up to the caller to typeswitch them to proper types.
+All values are interfaces. It is up to the caller to typeswitch them to proper types.
 
-	See the documentation for GetEnvMapNative for details.
+See the documentation for GetEnvMapNative for details.
 */
 func GetPidEnvMapNative(pid uint32) (envMap map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 
@@ -206,11 +254,11 @@ func GetPidEnvMapNative(pid uint32) (envMap map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	HasEnv is much like os.LookupEnv, but only returns a boolean for
+HasEnv is much like os.LookupEnv, but only returns a boolean for
-	if the environment variable key exists or not.
+if the environment variable key exists or not.
 
-	This is useful anywhere you may need to set a boolean in a func call
+This is useful anywhere you may need to set a boolean in a func call
-	depending on the *presence* of an env var or not.
+depending on the *presence* of an env var or not.
 */
 func HasEnv(key string) (envIsSet bool) {
 
@@ -220,28 +268,28 @@ func HasEnv(key string) (envIsSet bool) {
 }
 
 /*
-	Interpolate takes one of:
+Interpolate takes one of:
 
   - a string (pointer only)
   - a struct (pointer only)
   - a map (applied to both keys *and* values)
   - a slice
 
-	and performs variable substitution on strings from environment variables.
+and performs variable substitution on strings from environment variables.
 
-	It supports both UNIX/Linux/POSIX syntax formats (e.g. $VARNAME, ${VARNAME}) and,
+It supports both UNIX/Linux/POSIX syntax formats (e.g. $VARNAME, ${VARNAME}) and,
-	if on Windows, it *additionally* supports the EXPAND_SZ format (e.g. %VARNAME%).
+if on Windows, it *additionally* supports the EXPAND_SZ format (e.g. %VARNAME%).
 
-	For structs, the tag name used can be changed by setting the StructTagInterpolate
+For structs, the tag name used can be changed by setting the StructTagInterpolate
-	variable in this submodule; the default is `envsub`.
+variable in this submodule; the default is `envsub`.
-	If the tag value is "-", the field will be skipped.
+If the tag value is "-", the field will be skipped.
-	For map fields within structs etc., the default is to apply interpolation to both keys and values.
+For map fields within structs etc., the default is to apply interpolation to both keys and values.
-	All other tag value(s) are ignored.
+All other tag value(s) are ignored.
 
-	For maps and slices, Interpolate will recurse into values (e.g. [][]string will work as expected).
+For maps and slices, Interpolate will recurse into values (e.g. [][]string will work as expected).
 
-	If s is nil, no interpolation will be performed. No error will be returned.
+If s is nil, no interpolation will be performed. No error will be returned.
-	If s is not a valid/supported type, no interpolation will be performed. No error will be returned.
+If s is not a valid/supported type, no interpolation will be performed. No error will be returned.
 */
 func Interpolate[T any](s T) (err error) {
 
@@ -293,16 +341,16 @@ func Interpolate[T any](s T) (err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	InterpolateString takes (a pointer to) a struct or string and performs variable substitution on it
+InterpolateString takes (a pointer to) a struct or string and performs variable substitution on it
-	from environment variables.
+from environment variables.
 
-	It supports both UNIX/Linux/POSIX syntax formats (e.g. $VARNAME, ${VARNAME}) and,
+It supports both UNIX/Linux/POSIX syntax formats (e.g. $VARNAME, ${VARNAME}) and,
-	if on Windows, it *additionally* supports the EXPAND_SZ format (e.g. %VARNAME%).
+if on Windows, it *additionally* supports the EXPAND_SZ format (e.g. %VARNAME%).
 
-	If s is nil, nothing will be done and err will be ErrNilPtr.
+If s is nil, nothing will be done and err will be ErrNilPtr.
 
-	This is a standalone function that is much more performant than Interpolate
+This is a standalone function that is much more performant than Interpolate
-	at the cost of rigidity.
+at the cost of rigidity.
 */
 func InterpolateString(s *string) (err error) {
 

envs/funcs_enverrnoval.go

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package envs
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Error conforms to a stdlib error interface.
+func (e *EnvErrNoVal) Error() (errStr string) {
+
+	var sb *strings.Builder = new(strings.Builder)
+
+	sb.WriteString("the variable '")
+	sb.WriteString(e.VarName)
+	sb.WriteString("' was ")
+	if sb.WasFound {
+		sb.WriteString("found")
+	} else {
+		sb.WriteString("not found")
+	}
+	if e.WasRequiredNonEmpty && e.WasFound {
+		sb.WriteString(" but is empty and was required to be non-empty") 
+	}
+
+	errStr = sb.String()
+
+	return
+}

envs/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package envs
+
+type (
+	/*
+		EnvErrNoVal is an error containing the variable that does not exist
+		(and information surrounding the errored state).
+	*/
+	EnvErrNoVal struct {
+		// VarName is the variable name/key name originally specified in the function call.
+		VarName             string `json:"var" toml:"VariableName" yaml:"Variable Name/Key" xml:"key,attr"`
+		// WasFound is only used for GetEnvErrNoBlank(). It is true if the variable was found/populated.
+		WasFound            bool   `json:"found" toml:"Found" yaml:"Found" xml:"found,attr"`
+		// WasRequiredNonEmpty indicates that this error was returned in a context where a variable was required to be non-empty (e.g. via GetEnvErrNoBlank()) but was empty.
+		WasRequiredNonEmpty bool   `json:"reqd_non_empty" toml:"RequiredNonEmpty" yaml:"Required Non-Empty" xml:"reqNonEmpty,attr"`
+		// IgnoreWhitespace is true if the value was found but its evaluation was done against a whitestripped version.
+		IgnoreWhitespace    bool   `json:"ignore_ws" toml:"IgnoreWhitespace" yaml:"Ignore Whitespace" xml:"ignoreWhitespace,attr"`
+		// WasWhitespace is true if the value was whitespace-only.
+		WasWhitespace       bool   `json:"was_ws" toml:"WasWhitespace" yaml:"Was Whitespace Only" xml:"wasWhitespace,attr"`
+	}
+)

go.mod

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/djherbis/times v1.6.0
 	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.5
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.6
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.34.0
 	honnef.co/go/augeas v0.0.0-20161110001225-ca62e35ed6b8
-	r00t2.io/goutils v1.8.1
+	r00t2.io/goutils v1.9.0
 )
 
 require (

go.sum

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 h1:o4JXh1EVt
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55/go.mod h1:OmDBASR4679mdNQnz2pUhc2G8CO2JrUAVFDRBDP/hJE=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.5 h1:rtd9piuSMGeU8g1RMXjZs9y9luK5BwtnG7dZaQUJAsc=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.5/go.mod h1:PfybzyydfZcN+JMMjkF6Zb8Mq1A/VcogFFg7hj50W9c=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.6 h1:kLysI2JsKorfaFPcYmcJqbzROzsBWEOAtw6A7dIfqXs=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.6/go.mod h1:PfybzyydfZcN+JMMjkF6Zb8Mq1A/VcogFFg7hj50W9c=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.15 h1:VE89k0criAymJ/Os65CSn1IXaol+1wrsFHEB8Ol49K4=
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0 h1:KWH3jNZsfyT6xfAfKiz6MRNmd46ByHDYaZ7KSkCtdW8=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 h1:ycBJEhp9p4vXvUZNszeOq0kGTPghopOL8q0fq3vstxw=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190916202348-b4ddaad3f8a3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201204225414-ed752295db88/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
@@ -38,10 +42,14 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220615213510-4f61da869c0c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 h1:q3i8TbbEz+JRD9ywIRlyRAQbM0qF7hu24q3teo2hbuw=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.34.0 h1:H5Y5sJ2L2JRdyv7ROF1he/lPdvFsd0mJHFw2ThKHxLA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.34.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 honnef.co/go/augeas v0.0.0-20161110001225-ca62e35ed6b8 h1:FW42yWB1sGClqswyHIB68wo0+oPrav1IuQ+Tdy8Qp8E=
 honnef.co/go/augeas v0.0.0-20161110001225-ca62e35ed6b8/go.mod h1:44w9OfBSQ9l3o59rc2w3AnABtE44bmtNnRMNC7z+oKE=
 r00t2.io/goutils v1.8.1 h1:TQcUycPKsYn0QI4uCqb56utmvu/vVSxlblBg98iXStg=
 r00t2.io/goutils v1.8.1/go.mod h1:9ObJI9S71wDLTOahwoOPs19DhZVYrOh4LEHmQ8SW4Lk=
+r00t2.io/goutils v1.9.0 h1:iEwa9LinCzabpTD03/2oUrFE3QinxszTzL48pBV9cD4=
+r00t2.io/goutils v1.9.0/go.mod h1:9ObJI9S71wDLTOahwoOPs19DhZVYrOh4LEHmQ8SW4Lk=
 r00t2.io/sysutils v1.1.1/go.mod h1:Wlfi1rrJpoKBOjWiYM9rw2FaiZqraD6VpXyiHgoDo/o=

paths/consts.go

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 )
 
+const (
+	GenericSeparator rune = '/'
+)
+
 // Mostly just for reference.
 const (
 	// ModeDir | ModeSymlink | ModeNamedPipe | ModeSocket | ModeDevice | ModeCharDevice | ModeIrregular

paths/funcs.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 ExpandHome will take a tilde(~)-prefixed path and resolve it to the actual path in-place.
 "Nested" user paths (~someuser/somechroot/~someotheruser) are not supported as home directories are expected to be absolute paths.
 */
-func ExpandHome(path *string) (err error) {
+func ExpandHome(p *string) (err error) {
 
 	var unameSplit []string
 	var uname string
@@ -51,10 +52,10 @@ func ExpandHome(path *string) (err error) {
 
 	// Props to this guy.
 	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/43578461/733214
-	if len(*path) == 0 {
+	if len(*p) == 0 {
 		err = errors.New("empty path")
 		return
-	} else if (*path)[0] != '~' {
+	} else if (*p)[0] != '~' {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func ExpandHome(path *string) (err error) {
 		}
 	*/
 	// K but do it smarter.
-	unameSplit = strings.SplitN(*path, string(os.PathSeparator), 2)
+	unameSplit = strings.SplitN(*p, string(os.PathSeparator), 2)
 	if len(unameSplit) != 2 {
 		unameSplit = append(unameSplit, "")
 	}
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func ExpandHome(path *string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	*path = filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, unameSplit[1])
+	*p = filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, unameSplit[1])
 
 	return
 }
@@ -108,9 +109,9 @@ potentially returning an inaccurate result.
 
 This is a thin wrapper around GetFirstWithRef.
 */
-func GetFirst(paths []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool) {
+func GetFirst(p []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool) {
 
-	content, isDir, ok, _ = GetFirstWithRef(paths)
+	content, isDir, ok, _ = GetFirstWithRef(p)
 
 	return
 }
@@ -119,12 +120,12 @@ func GetFirst(paths []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool) {
 GetFirstWithRef is the file equivalent of envs.GetFirstWithRef.
 
 It behaves exactly like GetFirst, but with an additional returned value, idx,
-which specifies the index in paths in which a path was found.
+which specifies the index in p in which a path was found.
 
 As always, results are not guaranteed due to permissions, etc.
 potentially returning an inaccurate result.
 */
-func GetFirstWithRef(paths []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool, idx int) {
+func GetFirstWithRef(p []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool, idx int) {
 
 	var locPaths []string
 	var exists bool
@@ -133,11 +134,11 @@ func GetFirstWithRef(paths []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool, idx int) {
 
 	idx = -1
 	// We have to be a little less cavalier about this.
-	if paths == nil {
+	if p == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	locPaths = make([]string, len(paths))
+	locPaths = make([]string, len(p))
-	locPaths = paths[:] // Create an explicit copy so we don't modify paths.
+	locPaths = p[:] // Create an explicit copy so we don't modify p.
 	for i, p := range locPaths {
 		if exists, stat, err = RealPathExistsStat(&p); err != nil {
 			err = nil
@@ -160,6 +161,30 @@ func GetFirstWithRef(paths []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool, idx int) {
 	return
 }
 
+/*
+Len returns the number of path segments in p, as split with the same param signature to Segment.
+
+See Segment for details on abs and strict.
+*/
+func Len(p string, abs, strict bool) (segments int) {
+
+	segments = len(Segment(p, abs, strict))
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+LenSys returns the number of path segments in p, as split with the same param signature to SegmentSys.
+
+See Segment for details on abs and strict.
+*/
+func LenSys(p string, abs, strict bool) (segments int) {
+
+	segments = len(SegmentSys(p, abs, strict))
+
+	return
+}
+
 /*
 MakeDirIfNotExist will create a directory at a given path if it doesn't exist.
 
@@ -167,11 +192,11 @@ See also the documentation for RealPath.
 
 This is a bit more sane option than os.MkdirAll as it will normalize paths a little better.
 */
-func MakeDirIfNotExist(path string) (err error) {
+func MakeDirIfNotExist(p string) (err error) {
 
 	var stat os.FileInfo
 	var exists bool
-	var locPath string = path
+	var locPath string = p
 
 	if exists, stat, err = RealPathExistsStat(&locPath); err != nil {
 		if !exists {
@@ -208,14 +233,16 @@ It is recommended to check err (if not nil) for an invalid path error. If this i
 path syntax/string itself is not supported on the runtime OS. This can be done via:
 
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrInvalid) {...}
-*/
-func RealPath(path *string) (err error) {
 
-	if err = ExpandHome(path); err != nil {
+RealPath is simply a wrapper around ExpandHome(path) and filepath.Abs(*path).
+*/
+func RealPath(p *string) (err error) {
+
+	if err = ExpandHome(p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if *path, err = filepath.Abs(*path); err != nil {
+	if *p, err = filepath.Abs(*p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -225,25 +252,25 @@ func RealPath(path *string) (err error) {
 /*
 RealPathJoin combines RealPath with (path).Join.
 
-If dst is nil, then rootPath will be updated with the new value.
+If dst is nil, then p will be updated with the new value.
 You probably don't want that.
 */
-func RealPathJoin(rootPath, dst *string, subPaths ...string) (err error) {
+func RealPathJoin(p, dst *string, subPaths ...string) (err error) {
 
 	var newPath string
 	var realDst *string
 
-	if err = RealPath(rootPath); err != nil {
+	if err = RealPath(p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if dst == nil {
-		realDst = rootPath
+		realDst = p
 	} else {
 		realDst = dst
 	}
 
-	newPath = path.Join(append([]string{*rootPath}, subPaths...)...)
+	newPath = path.Join(append([]string{*p}, subPaths...)...)
 	if err = RealPath(&newPath); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -259,22 +286,22 @@ RealPathJoinSys combines RealPath with (path/filepath).Join.
 If dst is nil, then path will be updated with the new value.
 You probably don't want that.
 */
-func RealPathJoinSys(path, dst *string, subPaths ...string) (err error) {
+func RealPathJoinSys(p, dst *string, subPaths ...string) (err error) {
 
 	var newPath string
 	var realDst *string
 
-	if err = RealPath(path); err != nil {
+	if err = RealPath(p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if dst == nil {
-		realDst = path
+		realDst = p
 	} else {
 		realDst = dst
 	}
 
-	newPath = filepath.Join(append([]string{*path}, subPaths...)...)
+	newPath = filepath.Join(append([]string{*p}, subPaths...)...)
 	if err = RealPath(&newPath); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -300,13 +327,13 @@ See also the documentation for RealPath.
 
 In those cases, it may be preferable to use RealPathExistsStat and checking stat for nil.
 */
-func RealPathExists(path *string) (exists bool, err error) {
+func RealPathExists(p *string) (exists bool, err error) {
 
-	if err = RealPath(path); err != nil {
+	if err = RealPath(p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if _, err = os.Stat(*path); err != nil {
+	if _, err = os.Stat(*p); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 			err = nil
 		}
@@ -325,13 +352,13 @@ for the path (assuming it exists).
 If stat is nil, it is highly recommended to check err via the methods suggested
 in the documentation for RealPath and RealPathExists.
 */
-func RealPathExistsStat(path *string) (exists bool, stat os.FileInfo, err error) {
+func RealPathExistsStat(p *string) (exists bool, stat os.FileInfo, err error) {
 
-	if exists, err = RealPathExists(path); err != nil {
+	if exists, err = RealPathExists(p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if stat, err = os.Stat(*path); err != nil {
+	if stat, err = os.Stat(*p); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -498,6 +525,124 @@ func SearchFsPathsAsync(matcher FsSearchCriteriaAsync) {
 	return
 }
 
+/*
+Segment returns path p's segments as a slice of strings, using GenericSeparator as a separator.
+
+If abs is true, the placeholder leading prefix(es) (if any) of GenericSeparator will be kept in-place;
+otherwise it/they will be trimmed out.
+e.g.:
+
+	abs == true:  //foo/bar/baz => []string{"", "", "foo", "bar", "baz"}
+	abs == false: /foo/bar/baz => []string{"foo", "bar", "baz"}
+
+If strict is true, any trailing GenericSeparator will be kept in-place;
+otherwise they will be trimmed out.
+e.g. (assuming abs == false):
+
+	strict == true:  /foo/bar/baz// => []string{"foo", "bar", "baz", "", ""}
+	strict == false: /foo/bar/baz/ => []string{"foo", "bar", "baz"}
+
+It is recommended to call RealPath for path's ptr first for normalization.
+*/
+func Segment(p string, abs, strict bool) (segments []string) {
+
+	if !abs {
+		p = strings.TrimLeft(p, string(GenericSeparator))
+	}
+	if !strict {
+		p = strings.TrimRight(p, string(GenericSeparator))
+	}
+
+	segments = strings.Split(p, string(GenericSeparator))
+
+	return
+}
+
+// SegmentSys is exactly like Segment, except using os.PathSeparator instead of GenericSeparator.
+func SegmentSys(p string, abs, strict bool) (segments []string) {
+
+	if !abs {
+		p = strings.TrimLeft(p, string(os.PathSeparator))
+	}
+	if !strict {
+		p = strings.TrimRight(p, string(os.PathSeparator))
+	}
+
+	segments = strings.Split(p, string(os.PathSeparator))
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+Strip is like Segment but trims out the leading n number of segments and reassembles the path using path.Join.
+
+n may be negative, in which case the *trailing* n number of segments will be trimmed out.
+(i.e. n == -1, p == `foo/bar/baz/quux` would be `foo/bar/baz`, not `bar/baz/quux`)
+
+If you require more traditional slicing (e.g. with interval),
+you may want to use path.Join with a sliced result of Segment instead.
+e.g.: *only* the *last* n segments: path.Join(Segment(p, ...)[Len(p, ...)-n:]...)
+
+If n == 0 or int(math.Abs(float64(n))) >= len(Segment(p, ...)), no transformation will be done.
+
+e.g.
+
+	n == 2:  foo/bar/baz/foobar/quux => baz/foobar/quux
+	n == -2: foo/bar/baz/foobar/quux => foo/bar/baz
+*/
+func Strip(p string, abs, strict bool, n int) (slicedPath string) {
+
+	var pLen int
+	var absN int
+	var segments []string
+
+	segments = Segment(p, abs, strict)
+	pLen = len(segments)
+
+	absN = int(math.Abs(float64(n)))
+
+	if n == 0 || absN >= pLen {
+		slicedPath = p
+		return
+	}
+	if n > 0 {
+		segments = segments[n:]
+	} else {
+		segments = segments[:pLen-absN]
+	}
+
+	slicedPath = path.Join(segments...)
+
+	return
+}
+
+// StripSys is exactly like Strip but using (path/filepath).Join and SegmentSys.
+func StripSys(p string, abs, strict bool, n int) (slicedPath string) {
+
+	var pLen int
+	var absN int
+	var segments []string
+
+	segments = SegmentSys(p, abs, strict)
+	pLen = len(segments)
+
+	absN = int(math.Abs(float64(n)))
+
+	if n == 0 || absN >= pLen {
+		slicedPath = p
+		return
+	}
+	if n > 0 {
+		segments = segments[n:]
+	} else {
+		segments = segments[:pLen-absN]
+	}
+
+	slicedPath = filepath.Join(segments...)
+
+	return
+}
+
 /*
 filterTimes checks a times.Timespec of a file using:
   - an age specified by the caller