utils.go

//
// Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
)

// resolvePath returns the fully resolved and expanded value of the
// specified path.
func resolvePath(path string) (string, error) {
	if path == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("path must be specified")
	}

	absolute, err := filepath.Abs(path)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	resolved, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(absolute)
	if err != nil {
		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
			// Make the error clearer than the default
			return "", fmt.Errorf("file %v does not exist", absolute)
		}

		return "", err
	}

	return resolved, nil
}