#ifndef INCLUDED_VFS_PATH
#define INCLUDED_VFS_PATH

struct VfsPathTraits;

/**
 * VFS path of the form "(dir/)*file?"
 *
 * in other words: the root directory is "" and paths are separated by '/'.
 * a trailing slash is allowed for directory names.
 * rationale: it is important to avoid a leading slash because that might be
 * confused with an absolute POSIX path.
 *
 * there is no restriction on path length; when dimensioning character
 * arrays, prefer PATH_MAX.
 *
 * rationale: a distinct specialization of basic_path prevents inadvertent
 * assignment from other path types.
 **/
typedef fs::basic_path<std::string, VfsPathTraits> VfsPath;

typedef std::vector<VfsPath> VfsPaths;

struct VfsPathTraits
{
	typedef std::string internal_string_type;
	typedef std::string external_string_type;

	static external_string_type to_external(const VfsPath&, const internal_string_type& src)
	{
		return src;
	}

	static internal_string_type to_internal(const external_string_type& src)
	{
		return src;
	}
};

namespace boost
{
	namespace filesystem
	{
		template<> struct is_basic_path<VfsPath>
		{
			BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value = true);
		};
	}
}

/**
 * Does a path appear to refer to a directory? (non-authoritative)
 *
 * note: only used as a safeguard.
 **/
extern bool vfs_path_IsDirectory(const VfsPath& pathname);

#endif	//	#ifndef INCLUDED_VFS_PATH