file-explorer.hpp

//
// Copyright (c) 2016 CNRS
//

#ifndef __pinocchio_file_explorer_hpp__
#define __pinocchio_file_explorer_hpp__

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

namespace pinocchio
{

  inline std::vector<std::string> extractPathFromEnvVar(const std::string & env_var_name, const std::string & delimiter = ":")
  {
    const char * env_var_value = std::getenv(env_var_name.c_str());
    std::vector<std::string> env_var_paths;
    
    if (env_var_value != NULL)
    {
      std::string policyStr (env_var_value);
      // Add a separator at the end so that last path is also retrieved
      policyStr += std::string (":");
      size_t lastOffset = 0;
      
      while(true)
      {
        size_t offset = policyStr.find_first_of(delimiter, lastOffset);
        if (offset < policyStr.size())
          env_var_paths.push_back(policyStr.substr(lastOffset, offset - lastOffset));
        if (offset == std::string::npos)
          break;
        else
          lastOffset = offset + 1; // add one to skip the delimiter
      }
    }
    
    return env_var_paths;
  }


  inline std::vector<std::string> rosPaths()
  {
    return extractPathFromEnvVar("ROS_PACKAGE_PATH");
  }

}

#endif // __pinocchio_file_explorer_hpp__