code.swift

#import FileKit
/* 
...
*/

func docNoteRTFData(for docID:String,
                    inApp bundleID:String) -> String {
        
            SwiftyBeaver.debug("docID is \(docID)")
            
            if bundleID != "com.apple.finder" {
//                do {
//                    let a = ghostnotesPath()
//                    SwiftyBeaver.debug("Trying \(a)")
//                    return try TextFile(path: a ).read()
//                }
//                catch {
//                    SwiftyBeaver.error(error)
//                }
            }else {
                do {
                    let i = docID.index(of: ":")!
                    let newDocID = String(docID.suffix(from: i).replacingOccurrences(of: ":",
                                                 with: "/"))
                    let b =  (ghostnotesPath() + String(newDocID) + " Note.rtfd/TXT.rtf")
    /* breakpoint */                SwiftyBeaver.debug("Trying \(b)")
                    return try TextFile(path: b ).read()
                }
                catch {
                    SwiftyBeaver.error(error)
                }
            }
            
            return "burrrrp"
        }

exp.text

(lldb) po b is String
false

(lldb) po b is Path
true

(lldb) po newDocID is String
true

(lldb) po docID is String
true

(lldb) po ghostnotesPath() is Path
true

(lldb) po TextFile(path: b).read()
▿ FileKitError(Could not read from file at "/Users/jimmyhoughjr/Library/Application Support/com.ghostnoteapp.Ghostnote/GhostNotes/AnySequence<Path>(_box: Swift._SequenceBox<Swift._DropFirstSequence<FileKit.DirectoryEnumerator>>)/ Note.rtfd/TXT.rtf") Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “TXT.rtf” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/jimmyhoughjr/Library/Application Support/com.ghostnoteapp.Ghostnote/GhostNotes/AnySequence<Path>(_box: Swift._SequenceBox<Swift._DropFirstSequence<FileKit.DirectoryEnumerator>>)/ Note.rtfd/TXT.rtf, NSUnderlyingError=0x608000242820 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}
  ▿ readFromFileFail : 2 elements
    ▿ path : Path("/Users/jimmyhoughjr/Library/Application Support/com.ghostnoteapp.Ghostnote/GhostNotes/AnySequence<Path>(_box: Swift._SequenceBox<Swift._DropFirstSequence<FileKit.DirectoryEnumerator>>)/ Note.rtfd/TXT.rtf")
      ▿ _fmWraper : <_FMWrapper: 0x60000022dd80>
      - rawValue : "/Users/jimmyhoughjr/Library/Application Support/com.ghostnoteapp.Ghostnote/GhostNotes/AnySequence<Path>(_box: Swift._SequenceBox<Swift._DropFirstSequence<FileKit.DirectoryEnumerator>>)/ Note.rtfd/TXT.rtf"

more tests.text

(lldb) po ghostnotesPath()
▿ Path("/Users/jimmyhoughjr/Library/Application Support/com.ghostnoteapp.Ghostnote/GhostNotes/")
  ▿ _fmWraper : <_FMWrapper: 0x608000037e40>
  - rawValue : "/Users/jimmyhoughjr/Library/Application Support/com.ghostnoteapp.Ghostnote/GhostNotes/"

(lldb) po newDocID
"/Users/jimmyhoughjr/workspace/application/Ghostnote 2.xcodeproj/"

(lldb) po String(newDocID)
"/Users/jimmyhoughjr/workspace/application/Ghostnote 2.xcodeproj/"

(lldb)

this works.swift

func appNoteRTFData(for bundleID:String) -> String {
            
            let paths = ghostnotesPath().find { (p) -> Bool in
                
                let a =  p.standardRawValue.components(separatedBy: "/").contains(bundleID)
                return a
            }
            
            guard let path = paths.first else {return "???"}
            
            do {
                let file = try TextFile(path: path + " Note.rtfd/TXT.rtf").read()
                return file
            }
            catch {
                SwiftyBeaver.error(error)
                return "???"
            }
        }