local exports = {}

local w = require('tables').wrap

exports.list_files = function (base_path, glob, recursive, reverse_separator)
    local mask = glob or '/*'

    local entries = w(clink.find_files(base_path..mask))
    :filter(function(entry)
        return exports.is_real_dir(entry)
    end)

    local files = entries:filter(function(entry)
        return not clink.is_dir(base_path..'/'..entry)
    end)

    -- if 'recursive' flag is not set, we don't need to iterate
    -- through directories, so just return files found
    if not recursive then return files end

    local sep = reverse_separator and '/' or '\\'

    return entries
    :filter(function(entry)
        return clink.is_dir(base_path..'/'..entry)
    end)
    :reduce(files, function(accum, dir)
        -- iterate through directories and call list_files recursively
        return exports.list_files(base_path..'/'..dir, mask, recursive, reverse_separator)
        :map(function(entry)
            return dir..sep..entry
        end)
        :concat(accum)
    end)
end

exports.basename = function (path)
    local prefix = path
    local i = path:find("[\\/:][^\\/:]*$")
    if i then
        prefix = path:sub(i + 1)
    end
    return prefix
end

exports.pathname = function (path)
    local prefix = ""
    local i = path:find("[\\/:][^\\/:]*$")
    if i then
        prefix = path:sub(1, i-1)
    end
    return prefix
end

exports.is_absolute = function (path)
    local drive = path:find("^%s?[%l%a]:[\\/]")
    if drive then return true else return false end
end

exports.is_metadir = function (dirname)
    return exports.basename(dirname) == '.'
        or exports.basename(dirname) == '..'
end

exports.is_real_dir = function (dirname)
    return not exports.is_metadir(dirname)
end

return exports