v1.13.2

ADDED:
* paths.RealPathJoin() and paths.RealPathJoinSys()

paths/funcs.go

@@ -19,22 +19,23 @@
 package paths
 
 import (
-	`context`
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	`sort`
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	`sync`
+	"sync"
-	`time`
+	"time"
 
 	// "syscall"
 
-	`github.com/djherbis/times`
+	"github.com/djherbis/times"
-	`r00t2.io/goutils/bitmask`
+	"r00t2.io/goutils/bitmask"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -221,6 +222,68 @@ func RealPath(path *string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+/*
+RealPathJoin combines RealPath with (path).Join.
+
+If dst is nil, then rootPath will be updated with the new value.
+You probably don't want that.
+*/
+func RealPathJoin(rootPath, dst *string, subPaths ...string) (err error) {
+
+	var newPath string
+	var realDst *string
+
+	if err = RealPath(rootPath); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if dst == nil {
+		realDst = rootPath
+	} else {
+		realDst = dst
+	}
+
+	newPath = path.Join(append([]string{*rootPath}, subPaths...)...)
+	if err = RealPath(&newPath); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	*realDst = newPath
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+RealPathJoinSys combines RealPath with (path/filepath).Join.
+
+If dst is nil, then path will be updated with the new value.
+You probably don't want that.
+*/
+func RealPathJoinSys(path, dst *string, subPaths ...string) (err error) {
+
+	var newPath string
+	var realDst *string
+
+	if err = RealPath(path); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if dst == nil {
+		realDst = path
+	} else {
+		realDst = dst
+	}
+
+	newPath = filepath.Join(append([]string{*path}, subPaths...)...)
+	if err = RealPath(&newPath); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	*realDst = newPath
+
+	return
+}
+
 /*
 RealPathExists is like RealPath, but will also return a boolean as to whether the path
 actually exists or not.
@@ -437,10 +500,10 @@ func SearchFsPathsAsync(matcher FsSearchCriteriaAsync) {
 
 /*
 filterTimes checks a times.Timespec of a file using:
-		* an age specified by the caller
+  - an age specified by the caller
-		* an ageType bitmask for types of times to compare
+  - an ageType bitmask for types of times to compare
-		* an olderThan bool (if false, the file must be younger than)
+  - an olderThan bool (if false, the file must be younger than)
-		* an optional "now" timestamp for the age derivation.
+  - an optional "now" timestamp for the age derivation.
 */
 func filterTimes(tspec times.Timespec, age *time.Duration, ageType *pathTimeType, olderThan bool, now *time.Time) (include bool) {