vpIoTools.cpp

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 * Description:
 * Directory management.
 *
 * Authors:
 * Fabien Spindler
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

#include <visp3/core/vpIoTools.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpDebug.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpIoException.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <limits>
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
#  include <unistd.h>
#elif defined(_WIN32)
#  include <windows.h>
#  include <direct.h>
#endif
#if !defined(_WIN32)
#  include <wordexp.h>
#endif

std::string vpIoTools::baseName = "";
std::string vpIoTools::baseDir = "";
std::string vpIoTools::configFile = "";
std::vector<std::string> vpIoTools::configVars = std::vector<std::string>();
std::vector<std::string> vpIoTools::configValues = std::vector<std::string>();

void vpIoTools::setBaseName(const std::string &s) {baseName = s;}
void vpIoTools::setBaseDir(const std::string &dir) {baseDir = dir + "/";}
std::string vpIoTools::getBaseName() {return baseName;}
std::string vpIoTools::getFullName() {return baseDir + baseName;}

void
vpIoTools::getUserName(std::string &username)
{
  // With MinGW, UNIX and _WIN32 are defined
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  // Get the user name.
  char *_username = NULL;
  _username = ::getenv("LOGNAME");
  if (_username == NULL) {
    vpERROR_TRACE( "Cannot get the username. Check your LOGNAME environment variable" );
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantGetUserName,
            "Cannot get the username")) ;
  }
  username = _username;
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  unsigned int info_buffer_size = 1024;
  TCHAR  *infoBuf = new TCHAR [info_buffer_size];
  DWORD  bufCharCount = (DWORD) info_buffer_size;
  // Get the user name.
  if( ! GetUserName( infoBuf, &bufCharCount ) ) {
    delete [] infoBuf;
    vpERROR_TRACE( "Cannot get the username" );
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantGetUserName,
            "Cannot get the username")) ;

  }
  username = infoBuf;
  delete [] infoBuf;
#endif
}
std::string
vpIoTools::getUserName()
{
  std::string username;
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  // Get the user name.
  char *_username = NULL;
  _username = ::getenv("LOGNAME");
  if (_username == NULL) {
    vpERROR_TRACE( "Cannot get the username. Check your LOGNAME environment variable" );
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantGetUserName,
            "Cannot get the username")) ;
  }
  username = _username;
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  unsigned int info_buffer_size = 1024;
  TCHAR  *infoBuf = new TCHAR [info_buffer_size];
  DWORD  bufCharCount = (DWORD) info_buffer_size;
  // Get the user name.
  if( ! GetUserName( infoBuf, &bufCharCount ) ) {
    delete [] infoBuf;
    vpERROR_TRACE( "Cannot get the username" );
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantGetUserName,
            "Cannot get the username")) ;

  }
  username = infoBuf;
  delete [] infoBuf;
#endif
  return username;
}

std::string
vpIoTools::getenv(const char *env)
{
  std::string value;
  // Get the environment variable value.
  char *_value = NULL;
  _value = ::getenv(env);
  if (_value == NULL) {
    vpERROR_TRACE( "Cannot get the environment variable value" );
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantGetenv,
            "Cannot get the environment variable value")) ;
  }
  value = _value;

  return value;
}

std::string
vpIoTools::getenv(const std::string &env)
{
  return (vpIoTools::getenv(env.c_str()));
}

void 
vpIoTools::getVersion(const std::string &version, unsigned int &major, unsigned int &minor, unsigned int &patch)
{
  if(version.size() == 0){
    major = 0;
    minor = 0;
    patch = 0;
  }
  else{  
    size_t major_pos = version.find('.');
    std::string major_str = version.substr(0, major_pos);
    major = (unsigned)atoi(major_str.c_str());
    
    if(major_pos != std::string::npos){
      size_t minor_pos = version.find('.', major_pos+1);
      std::string minor_str = version.substr(major_pos+1, (minor_pos - (major_pos+1)));
      minor = (unsigned)atoi(minor_str.c_str());
      
      if(minor_pos != std::string::npos){
        std::string patch_str = version.substr(minor_pos+1);
        patch = (unsigned)atoi(patch_str.c_str());
      }
      else{
        patch = 0;
      }
    }
    else{
      minor = 0;
      patch = 0;
    }
  }
}

bool
vpIoTools::checkDirectory(const char *dirname )
{
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  struct stat stbuf;
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  struct _stat stbuf;
#endif

  if ( dirname == NULL || dirname[0] == '\0' ) {
    return false;
  }

  std::string _dirname = path(dirname);

#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  if ( stat( _dirname.c_str(), &stbuf ) != 0 )
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  if ( _stat( _dirname.c_str(), &stbuf ) != 0 )
#endif
  {
    return false;
  }
  if ( (stbuf.st_mode & S_IFDIR) == 0 ) {
    return false;
  }
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  if ( (stbuf.st_mode & S_IWUSR) == 0 )
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  if ( (stbuf.st_mode & S_IWRITE) == 0 )
#endif
  {
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}

bool
vpIoTools::checkDirectory(const std::string &dirname )
{
  return vpIoTools::checkDirectory(dirname.c_str());
}
void
vpIoTools::makeDirectory(const  char *dirname )
{
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  struct stat stbuf;
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  struct _stat stbuf;
#endif

  if ( dirname == NULL || dirname[0] == '\0' ) {
    vpERROR_TRACE( "invalid directory name\n");
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::invalidDirectoryName,
            "invalid directory name")) ;
  }

  std::string _dirname = path(dirname);

#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  if ( stat( _dirname.c_str(), &stbuf ) != 0 )
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  if ( _stat( _dirname.c_str(), &stbuf ) != 0 )
#endif
  {
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)))
    if ( mkdir( _dirname.c_str(), (mode_t)0755 ) != 0 )
#elif defined(_WIN32)
    if ( _mkdir( _dirname.c_str()) != 0 )
#endif
    {
      vpERROR_TRACE("unable to create directory '%s'\n",  dirname );
      throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantCreateDirectory,
              "unable to create directory")) ;
    }
    vpDEBUG_TRACE(2,"has created directory '%s'\n", dirname );
  }

  if ( checkDirectory( dirname ) == false) {
    vpERROR_TRACE("unable to create directory '%s'\n",  dirname );
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantCreateDirectory,
            "unable to create directory")) ;
  }
}

void
vpIoTools::makeDirectory(const std::string &dirname )
{
  try {
    vpIoTools::makeDirectory(dirname.c_str());
  }
  catch (...) {
    vpERROR_TRACE("unable to create directory '%s'\n",dirname.c_str());
    throw(vpIoException(vpIoException::cantCreateDirectory,
            "unable to create directory")) ;
  }
}

bool
vpIoTools::checkFilename(const char *filename)
{
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  struct stat stbuf;
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  struct _stat stbuf;
#endif

  if ( filename == NULL || filename[0] == '\0' ) {
    return false;
  }

  std::string _filename = path(filename);
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  if ( stat( _filename.c_str(), &stbuf ) != 0 )
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  if ( _stat( _filename.c_str(), &stbuf ) != 0 )
#endif
  {
    return false;
  }
  if ( (stbuf.st_mode & S_IFREG) == 0 ) {
    return false;
  }
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  if ( (stbuf.st_mode & S_IRUSR) == 0 )
#elif defined(_WIN32)
  if ( (stbuf.st_mode & S_IREAD) == 0 )
#endif
  {
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}

bool
vpIoTools::checkFilename(const std::string &filename)
{
  return vpIoTools::checkFilename(filename.c_str());
}

bool
vpIoTools::copy(const char *src, const char *dst)
{
  char cmd[FILENAME_MAX];
  int ret;
  // Check if we have to consider a file or a directory
  if ( vpIoTools::checkFilename(src) ) {
    //std::cout << "copy file: " << src << " in " << dst << std::endl;
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
    sprintf(cmd, "cp -p %s %s", src, dst);
#elif defined(_WIN32)
    std::string src_ = vpIoTools::path(src);
    std::string dst_ = vpIoTools::path(dst);
    sprintf(cmd, "copy %s %s", src_.c_str(), dst_.c_str());
#endif
    ret = system( cmd );
    //std::cout << cmd << " return value: " << ret << std::endl;
    return true;
  }
  else if ( vpIoTools::checkDirectory(src) ) {
    //std::cout << "copy directory: " << src << " in " << dst << std::endl;
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
    sprintf(cmd, "cp -p -r %s %s", src, dst);
#elif defined(_WIN32)
    std::string src_ = vpIoTools::path(src);
    std::string dst_ = vpIoTools::path(dst);
    sprintf(cmd, "copy %s %s", src_.c_str(), dst_.c_str());
#endif
    ret = system( cmd );
    if(ret) {}; // to avoid a warning
    //std::cout << cmd << " return value: " << ret << std::endl;
    return true;
  }
  else {
    std::cout << "Cannot copy: " << src << " in " << dst << std::endl;
    return false;
  }
}
bool
vpIoTools::copy(const std::string &src, const std::string &dst)
{
  return vpIoTools::copy(src.c_str(), dst.c_str());
}

bool
vpIoTools::remove(const char *file_or_dir)
{
  // Check if we have to consider a file or a directory
  if ( vpIoTools::checkFilename(file_or_dir) ) {
    //std::cout << "remove file: " << file_or_dir << std::endl;
    if (::remove(file_or_dir) != 0)
      return false;
    else
      return true;
  }
  else if ( vpIoTools::checkDirectory(file_or_dir) ) {
    //std::cout << "remove directory: " << file_or_dir << std::endl;
    char cmd[FILENAME_MAX];
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
    sprintf(cmd, "rm -rf %s", file_or_dir);
#elif defined(_WIN32)
    std::string file_or_dir_ = vpIoTools::path(file_or_dir);
    sprintf(cmd, "rmdir /S /Q %s", file_or_dir_.c_str());
#endif
    int ret = system( cmd );
    if(ret) {}; // to avoid a warning
    //std::cout << cmd << " return value: " << ret << std::endl;
    return true;
  }
  else {
    std::cout << "Cannot remove: " << file_or_dir << std::endl;
    return false;
  }
}
bool
vpIoTools::remove(const std::string &file_or_dir)
{
  return vpIoTools::remove(file_or_dir.c_str());
}

bool
vpIoTools::rename(const char *oldfilename, const char *newfilename)
{
  if (::rename(oldfilename, newfilename) != 0)
    return false;
  else
    return true;
}

bool
vpIoTools::rename(const std::string &oldfilename, const std::string &newfilename)
{
  return vpIoTools::rename(oldfilename.c_str(), newfilename.c_str());
}



std::string
vpIoTools::path(const char *pathname)
{
  std::string path(pathname);

#if defined(_WIN32)
  for(unsigned int i=0 ; i<path.length() ; i++)
    if( path[i] == '/') path[i] = '\\';
#else
  for(unsigned int i=0 ; i<path.length() ; i++)
    if( path[i] == '\\')    path[i] = '/';
  wordexp_t exp_result;
  wordexp(path.c_str(), &exp_result, 0);
  path = std::string(exp_result.we_wordv[0]);
  wordfree(&exp_result);
#endif

  return path;
}

std::string
vpIoTools::path(const std::string &pathname)
{
  return path(pathname.c_str());
}


bool vpIoTools::loadConfigFile(const std::string &confFile)
{
  configFile = path(confFile);
  configVars.clear();configValues.clear();
  std::ifstream confContent(configFile.c_str(), std::ios::in);

  if(confContent.is_open())
  {
    std::string line,var,val;
    long unsigned int k;
    int c;
    std::string stop[3] = {" ", "\t", "#"};
    while(std::getline(confContent, line))
    {
      if((line.find("#",0,1) != 0) && (line.size() > 2))
      {
        try
        {
          // name of the variable
          k = (unsigned long)line.find(" ");
          var = line.substr(0,k);
          // look for the end of the actual value
          c = 200;
          for(unsigned i=0;i<3;++i)
            c = vpMath::minimum(c,(int)line.find(stop[i],k+1));
          if(c==-1)
            c = (int)line.size();
          long unsigned int c_ = (long unsigned int) c;
          val = line.substr(k+1,c_-k-1);
          configVars.push_back(var);
          configValues.push_back(val);
        }
        catch(...){}
      }
    }
    confContent.close();
  }
  else {
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, float &value)
{
  bool found = false;
  for(unsigned int k=0;k<configVars.size() && found==false;++k)
    {
      if(configVars[k] == var)
        {
          if(configValues[k].compare("PI") == 0)
              value = (float) M_PI;
          else if(configValues[k].compare("PI/2") == 0)
              value = (float) (M_PI/2.0);
          else if(configValues[k].compare("-PI/2") == 0)
              value = (float) (-M_PI/2.0);
          else
              value = (float) atof(configValues[k].c_str());
          found = true;
        }
    }
  if(found == false)
    std::cout << var << " not found in config file" << std::endl;
  return found;
}
bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, double &value)
{
  bool found = false;
  for(unsigned int k=0;k<configVars.size() && found==false;++k)
    {
      if(configVars[k] == var)
        {
          if(configValues[k].compare("PI") == 0)
              value = M_PI;
          else if(configValues[k].compare("PI/2") == 0)
              value = M_PI/2;
          else if(configValues[k].compare("-PI/2") == 0)
              value = -M_PI/2;
          else
              value = atof(configValues[k].c_str());
          found = true;
        }
    }
  if(found == false)
    std::cout << var << " not found in config file" << std::endl;
  return found;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, int &value)
{
  bool found = false;
  for(unsigned int k=0;k<configVars.size() && found==false;++k)
    {
      if(configVars[k] == var)
    {
      value = atoi(configValues[k].c_str());
      found = true;
    }
    }
  if(found == false)
    std::cout << var << " not found in config file" << std::endl;
  return found;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, unsigned int &value)
{
  int v = 0;
  bool found = readConfigVar(var,v);
  value = (unsigned int) v;
  return found;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, bool &value)
{
  int v = 0;
  bool found = readConfigVar(var,v);
  value = (v!=0);
  return found;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, vpColor &value)
{
  unsigned int v = 0;
  bool found = readConfigVar(var,v);
  value = vpColor::getColor(v);
  return found;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, std::string &value)
{
  bool found = false;
  for(unsigned int k=0;k<configVars.size() && found==false;++k)
    {
      if(configVars[k] == var)
    {
      value = configValues[k];
      found = true;
    }
    }
  if(found == false)
    std::cout << var << " not found in config file" << std::endl;
  return found;
}

bool vpIoTools::readConfigVar(const std::string &var, vpArray2D<double> &value, const unsigned int &nCols, const unsigned int &nRows)
{
  bool found = false;
  std::string nb;
  for(unsigned int k=0;k<configVars.size() && found==false;++k)
  {
    if(configVars[k] == var)
    {
      found = true;
      // resize or not
      if(nCols != 0 && nRows != 0)
        value.resize(nRows, nCols);
      size_t ind=0,ind2;
      for(unsigned int i=0;i<value.getRows();++i)
        for(unsigned int j=0;j<value.getCols();++j)
        {
          ind2 = configValues[k].find(",",ind);
          nb = configValues[k].substr(ind,ind2-ind);
          if(nb.compare("PI") == 0)
            value[i][j] = M_PI;
          else if(nb.compare("PI/2") == 0)
            value[i][j] = M_PI/2;
          else if(nb.compare("-PI/2") == 0)
            value[i][j] = -M_PI/2;
          else
            value[i][j] = atof(nb.c_str());
          ind = ind2+1;
        }
    }
  }
  if(found == false)
    std::cout << var << " not found in config file" << std::endl;
  return found;
}

// construct experiment filename & path

void vpIoTools::addNameElement(const std::string &strTrue, const bool &cond, const std::string &strFalse)
{
  if(cond)
    baseName += "_" + strTrue;
  else if(strFalse != "")
    baseName += "_" + strFalse;
}

void vpIoTools::addNameElement(const std::string &strTrue, const double &val)
{
  //if(val != 0.)
  if(std::fabs(val) < std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon())
    {
      char valC[256];
      sprintf(valC, "%.3f", val);
      std::string valS(valC);
      baseName += "_" + strTrue + valS;
    }
}

void vpIoTools::createBaseNamePath(const bool &empty)
{
  if(vpIoTools::checkDirectory(baseDir + baseName) == false) {
    vpIoTools::makeDirectory(baseDir + baseName);
    std::cout << "creating directory " + baseDir + baseName << std::endl;
  }
  else {
    if(empty) {
      std::cout << "emptying directory " + baseDir + baseName << std::endl;
      vpIoTools::remove(baseDir + baseName + "/*");
    }
  }
}

void vpIoTools::saveConfigFile(const bool &actuallySave)
{
  if(actuallySave) {
    std::string dest = baseDir + "/" + baseName + "_config.txt";
    // file copy
    vpIoTools::copy(configFile, dest);
  }
}

std::string vpIoTools::getViSPImagesDataPath()
{
  std::string data_path;
  std::string file_to_test("ViSP-images/mbt/cube.cao");
  std::string filename;
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))) // UNIX
  // Test if visp-images-data package is u-installed (Ubuntu and Debian)
  data_path = "/usr/share/visp-images-data";
  filename = data_path + "/" + file_to_test;
  if (vpIoTools::checkFilename(filename))
    return data_path;
#endif
  // Test if VISP_INPUT_IMAGE_PATH env var is set
  try {
    data_path = vpIoTools::getenv("VISP_INPUT_IMAGE_PATH");
    filename = data_path + "/" + file_to_test;
    if (vpIoTools::checkFilename(filename))
      return data_path;
  }
  catch(...) {
  }
  data_path = "";
  return data_path;
}

std::string vpIoTools::getFileExtension(const std::string& pathname, const bool checkFile)
{
  if(checkFile && (vpIoTools::checkDirectory(pathname) || !vpIoTools::checkFilename(pathname))) {
    return "";
  }

  //On Unix, or on the Mac
  std::string sep = "/";
  std::string altsep = "";
  std::string extsep = ".";

#if defined(_WIN32)
  sep = "\\";
  altsep = "/";
  extsep = ".";
#endif

  //Python 2.7.8 module.
//# Split a path in root and extension.
//# The extension is everything starting at the last dot in the last
//# pathname component; the root is everything before that.
//# It is always true that root + ext == p.
//
//# Generic implementation of splitext, to be parametrized with
//# the separators
//def _splitext(p, sep, altsep, extsep):
//    """Split the extension from a pathname.
//
//    Extension is everything from the last dot to the end, ignoring
//    leading dots.  Returns "(root, ext)"; ext may be empty."""
//
//    sepIndex = p.rfind(sep)
//    if altsep:
//        altsepIndex = p.rfind(altsep)
//        sepIndex = max(sepIndex, altsepIndex)
//
//    dotIndex = p.rfind(extsep)
//    if dotIndex > sepIndex:
//        # skip all leading dots
//        filenameIndex = sepIndex + 1
//        while filenameIndex < dotIndex:
//            if p[filenameIndex] != extsep:
//                return p[:dotIndex], p[dotIndex:]
//            filenameIndex += 1
//
//    return p, ''

  int sepIndex = (int)pathname.rfind(sep);
  if(!altsep.empty()) {
    int altsepIndex = (int)pathname.rfind(altsep);
    sepIndex = (std::max)(sepIndex, altsepIndex);
  }

  size_t dotIndex = pathname.rfind(extsep);
  if(dotIndex != std::string::npos) {
    //The extsep character exists
    if((sepIndex != (int)std::string::npos && (int)dotIndex > sepIndex) || sepIndex == (int)std::string::npos) {
      if(sepIndex == (int)std::string::npos) {
        sepIndex = -1;
      }
      size_t filenameIndex = (size_t)(sepIndex + 1);

      while(filenameIndex < dotIndex) {
        if(pathname.compare(filenameIndex, 1, extsep) != 0) {
          return pathname.substr(dotIndex);
        }
        filenameIndex++;
      }
    }
  }


  return "";
}

std::string vpIoTools::getName(const std::string& pathname)
{
  if(pathname.size() > 0)
  {
    std::string convertedPathname = vpIoTools::path(pathname);

    size_t index = convertedPathname.find_last_of(vpIoTools::separator);
    if(index != std::string::npos) {
      return convertedPathname.substr(index + 1);
    }

    return convertedPathname;
  }

  return "";
}

std::string vpIoTools::getNameWE(const std::string& pathname)
{
  std::string name = vpIoTools::getName(pathname);
  size_t found = name.find_last_of(".");
  std::string name_we = name.substr(0, found);
  return name_we;
}

std::string vpIoTools::getParent(const std::string& pathname)
{
    if(pathname.size() > 0)
    {
        std::string convertedPathname = vpIoTools::path(pathname);

        size_t index = convertedPathname.find_last_of(vpIoTools::separator);
        if(index != std::string::npos) {
            return convertedPathname.substr(0, index);
        }
    }

    return "";
}

std::string vpIoTools::createFilePath(const std::string& parent, const std::string child)
{
    if(child.size() == 0 && parent.size() == 0)
    {
        return "";
    }

    if(child.size() == 0)
    {
        return vpIoTools::path(parent);
    }

    if(parent.size() == 0)
    {
        return vpIoTools::path(child);
    }

    std::string convertedParent = vpIoTools::path(parent);
    std::string convertedChild = vpIoTools::path(child);

    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << vpIoTools::separator;
    std::string stringSeparator;
    ss >> stringSeparator;

    std::string lastConvertedParentChar = convertedParent.substr(convertedParent.size() - 1);
    std::string firstConvertedChildChar = convertedChild.substr(0, 1);

    if(lastConvertedParentChar == stringSeparator)
    {
        convertedParent = convertedParent.substr(0, convertedParent.size() - 1);
    }

    if(firstConvertedChildChar == stringSeparator)
    {
        convertedChild = convertedChild.substr(1);
    }

    return std::string(convertedParent + vpIoTools::separator + convertedChild);
}

bool vpIoTools::isAbsolutePathname(const std::string& pathname)
{
  //# Inspired by the Python 2.7.8 module.
    //# Return whether a path is absolute.
    //# Trivial in Posix, harder on the Mac or MS-DOS.
    //# For DOS it is absolute if it starts with a slash or backslash (current
    //# volume), or if a pathname after the volume letter and colon / UNC resource
    //# starts with a slash or backslash.
    //
    //def isabs(s):
    //    """Test whether a path is absolute"""
    //    s = splitdrive(s)[1]
    //    return s != '' and s[:1] in '/\\'
    std::string path = splitDrive(pathname).second;
    return path.size() > 0 && (path.substr(0, 1) == "/" || path.substr(0, 1) == "\\");
}

std::pair<std::string, std::string> vpIoTools::splitDrive(const std::string& pathname)
{
//# Split a path in a drive specification (a drive letter followed by a
//# colon) and the path specification.
//# It is always true that drivespec + pathspec == p
//def splitdrive(p):
//    """Split a pathname into drive/UNC sharepoint and relative path specifiers.
//    Returns a 2-tuple (drive_or_unc, path); either part may be empty.
//
//    If you assign
//        result = splitdrive(p)
//    It is always true that:
//        result[0] + result[1] == p
//
//    If the path contained a drive letter, drive_or_unc will contain everything
//    up to and including the colon.  e.g. splitdrive("c:/dir") returns ("c:", "/dir")
//
//    If the path contained a UNC path, the drive_or_unc will contain the host name
//    and share up to but not including the fourth directory separator character.
//    e.g. splitdrive("//host/computer/dir") returns ("//host/computer", "/dir")
//
//    Paths cannot contain both a drive letter and a UNC path.
//
//    """
//    if len(p) > 1:
//        normp = p.replace(altsep, sep)
//        if (normp[0:2] == sep*2) and (normp[2] != sep):
//            # is a UNC path:
//            # vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv drive letter or UNC path
//            # \\machine\mountpoint\directory\etc\...
//            #           directory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
//            index = normp.find(sep, 2)
//            if index == -1:
//                return '', p
//            index2 = normp.find(sep, index + 1)
//            # a UNC path can't have two slashes in a row
//            # (after the initial two)
//            if index2 == index + 1:
//                return '', p
//            if index2 == -1:
//                index2 = len(p)
//            return p[:index2], p[index2:]
//        if normp[1] == ':':
//            return p[:2], p[2:]
//    return '', p


  //On Unix, the drive is always empty.
  //On the Mac, the drive is always empty (don't use the volume name -- it doesn't have the same
  //syntactic and semantic oddities as DOS drive letters, such as there being a separate current directory per drive).
#if !defined(_WIN32) && (defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)))
  return std::pair<std::string, std::string>("", pathname);
#else
    const std::string sep = "\\";
    const std::string sepsep = "\\\\";
    const std::string altsep = "/";

    if(pathname.size() > 1) {
        std::string normPathname = pathname;
        std::replace(normPathname.begin(), normPathname.end(), *altsep.c_str(), *sep.c_str());

        if(normPathname.substr(0, 2) == sepsep && normPathname.substr(2, 1) != sep) {
            // is a UNC path:
            // vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv drive letter or UNC path
            // \\machine\mountpoint\directory\etc\...
            //           directory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
            size_t index = normPathname.find(sep, 2);
            if(index == std::string::npos) {
                return std::pair<std::string, std::string>("", pathname);
            }

            size_t index2 = normPathname.find(sep, index + 1);
            //# a UNC path can't have two slashes in a row
            //# (after the initial two)
            if(index2 == index + 1) {
                return std::pair<std::string, std::string>("", pathname);
            }

            if(index2 == std::string::npos) {
                index2 = pathname.size();
            }

            return std::pair<std::string, std::string>(pathname.substr(0, index2), pathname.substr(index2));
        }

        if(normPathname[1] == ':') {
            return std::pair<std::string, std::string>(pathname.substr(0, 2), pathname.substr(2));
        }
    }

    return std::pair<std::string, std::string>("", pathname);
#endif
}

std::vector<std::string> vpIoTools::splitChain(const std::string & chain, const std::string & sep)
{
  size_t startIndex = 0;

  std::string chainToSplit = chain;
  std::vector<std::string> subChain;
  size_t sepIndex = chainToSplit.find(sep);

  while(sepIndex != std::string::npos) {

    subChain.push_back( chainToSplit.substr(startIndex, sepIndex) );
    chainToSplit = chainToSplit.substr(sepIndex+1, chain.size()-1);

    sepIndex = chainToSplit.find(sep);
  }
  subChain.push_back(chainToSplit);

  return subChain;
}