org.apache.maven.model.path
Interface PathTranslator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPathTranslator

public interface PathTranslator

Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.

Author:

Jason van Zyl

alignToBaseDirectory

String alignToBaseDirectory(String path,
                            File basedir)

Resolves the specified path against the given base directory. The resolved path will be absolute and uses the platform-specific file separator if a base directory is given. Otherwise, the input path will be returned unaltered.

Parameters:

path - The path to resolve, may be null.

basedir - The base directory to resolve relative paths against, may be null.

Returns:

The resolved path or null if the input path was null.