Trait LexicalAbsolute 

pub trait LexicalAbsolute {
    // Required method
    fn to_lexical_absolute(&self) -> Result<PathBuf>;
}

Trait to convert a path to a lexical absolute path. Does not require the path to exist.

See also

• https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/path-to-lexical-absolute/14940
• std::fs::canonicalize

Required Methods

fn to_lexical_absolute(&self) -> Result<PathBuf>

Convert a path to a lexical absolute path. Does not require the path to exist.

Errors

Returns an error if the absolute path could not be determined.

Implementations on Foreign Types

impl LexicalAbsolute for PathBuf

fn to_lexical_absolute(&self) -> Result<PathBuf>

Convert a path to a lexical absolute path. Does not require the path to exist.

Example

use std::path::PathBuf;
use backup_deduplicator::utils::LexicalAbsolute;

let path = PathBuf::from("/a/b/../c");
let absolute = path.to_lexical_absolute().unwrap();
assert_eq!(absolute, PathBuf::from("/a/c"));

Errors

Returns an error if the given path is relative and the current working directory could not be determined.

• The working directory does not exist.
• Insufficient permissions to determine the working directory.

Implementors