All files / path / windows / relative.ts

// Copyright 2018-2026 the Deno authors. MIT license.
// This module is browser compatible.

import { CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH } from "../_common/constants.ts";
import { resolve } from "./resolve.ts";
import { assertArgs } from "../_common/relative.ts";

/**
 * Return the relative path from `from` to `to` based on current working directory.
 *
 * An example in windows, for instance:
 *  from = 'C:\\orandea\\test\\aaa'
 *  to = 'C:\\orandea\\impl\\bbb'
 * The output of the function should be: '..\\..\\impl\\bbb'
 *
 * @example Usage
 * ```ts
 * import { relative } from "@std/path/windows/relative";
 * import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
 *
 * const relativePath = relative("C:\\foobar\\test\\aaa", "C:\\foobar\\impl\\bbb");
 * assertEquals(relativePath, "..\\..\\impl\\bbb");
 * ```
 *
 * @param from The path from which to calculate the relative path
 * @param to The path to which to calculate the relative path
 * @returns The relative path from `from` to `to`
 */
export function relative(from: string, to: string): string {
  assertArgs(from, to);

  const fromOrig = resolve(from);
  const toOrig = resolve(to);

  if (fromOrig === toOrig) return "";

  from = fromOrig.toLowerCase();
  to = toOrig.toLowerCase();

  if (from === to) return "";

  // Trim any leading backslashes
  let fromStart = 0;
  let fromEnd = from.length;
  for (; fromStart < fromEnd; ++fromStart) {
    if (from.charCodeAt(fromStart) !== CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) break;
  }
  // Trim trailing backslashes (applicable to UNC paths only)
  for (; fromEnd - 1 > fromStart; --fromEnd) {
    if (from.charCodeAt(fromEnd - 1) !== CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) break;
  }
  const fromLen = fromEnd - fromStart;

  // Trim any leading backslashes
  let toStart = 0;
  let toEnd = to.length;
  for (; toStart < toEnd; ++toStart) {
    if (to.charCodeAt(toStart) !== CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) break;
  }
  // Trim trailing backslashes (applicable to UNC paths only)
  for (; toEnd - 1 > toStart; --toEnd) {
    if (to.charCodeAt(toEnd - 1) !== CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) break;
  }
  const toLen = toEnd - toStart;

  // Compare paths to find the longest common path from root
  const length = fromLen < toLen ? fromLen : toLen;
  let lastCommonSep = -1;
  let i = 0;
  for (; i <= length; ++i) {
    if (i === length) {
      if (toLen > length) {
        if (to.charCodeAt(toStart + i) === CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) {
          // We get here if `from` is the exact base path for `to`.
          // For example: from='C:\\foo\\bar'; to='C:\\foo\\bar\\baz'
          return toOrig.slice(toStart + i + 1);
        } else if (i === 2) {
          // We get here if `from` is the device root.
          // For example: from='C:\\'; to='C:\\foo'
          return toOrig.slice(toStart + i);
        }
      }
      if (fromLen > length) {
        if (from.charCodeAt(fromStart + i) === CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) {
          // We get here if `to` is the exact base path for `from`.
          // For example: from='C:\\foo\\bar'; to='C:\\foo'
          lastCommonSep = i;
        } else if (i === 2) {
          // We get here if `to` is the device root.
          // For example: from='C:\\foo\\bar'; to='C:\\'
          lastCommonSep = 3;
        }
      }
      break;
    }
    const fromCode = from.charCodeAt(fromStart + i);
    const toCode = to.charCodeAt(toStart + i);
    if (fromCode !== toCode) break;
    else if (fromCode === CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) lastCommonSep = i;
  }

  // We found a mismatch before the first common path separator was seen, so
  // return the original `to`.
  if (i !== length && lastCommonSep === -1) {
    return toOrig;
  }

  let out = "";
  if (lastCommonSep === -1) lastCommonSep = 0;
  // Generate the relative path based on the path difference between `to` and
  // `from`
  for (i = fromStart + lastCommonSep + 1; i <= fromEnd; ++i) {
    if (i === fromEnd || from.charCodeAt(i) === CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) {
      if (out.length === 0) out += "..";
      else out += "\\..";
    }
  }

  // Lastly, append the rest of the destination (`to`) path that comes after
  // the common path parts
  if (out.length > 0) {
    return out + toOrig.slice(toStart + lastCommonSep, toEnd);
  } else {
    toStart += lastCommonSep;
    if (toOrig.charCodeAt(toStart) === CHAR_BACKWARD_SLASH) ++toStart;
    return toOrig.slice(toStart, toEnd);
  }
}