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common/util/paths.nix

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+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+  array = import ./array.nix { };
+in
+{
+  path = rec {
+    split = { path }: builtins.split "/" "${path}";
+    removeSuffix = suffix: path: lib.removeSuffix suffix "${path}";
+    # ====
+    basename =
+      {
+        path,
+        suffix ? "",
+      }:
+      let
+        basename = if array.length (split path) >= 2 then array.tail (split path);
+      in
+      removeSuffix suffix basename;
+    # nix doesnt support windows
+    delimiter = ":";
+    dirname =
+      path:
+      let
+        ending = basename { inherit path; };
+      in
+      removeSuffix ending path;
+  };
+}