pathQuote.ts

export function pathQuote(pathstr: string): string {
    if (!/[\s"'`]/.test(pathstr) && !/^[(<[{]|[)>\]}]$/.test(pathstr)) {
        return pathstr;
    }

    if (/'/.test(pathstr)) {
        if (/"/.test(pathstr)) {
            if (/`/.test(pathstr)) {
                const match = pathstr.match(/<+|>+/g);
                if (match) {
                    const bracketLen =
                        match.reduce(
                            (maxlen, brackets) =>
                                Math.max(maxlen, brackets.length),
                            0,
                        ) + 1;
                    return `${'<'.repeat(bracketLen)} ${pathstr} ${'>'.repeat(
                        bracketLen,
                    )}`;
                } else {
                    return `<${pathstr}>`;
                }
            } else {
                return `\`${pathstr}\``;
            }
        } else {
            return `"${pathstr}"`;
        }
    }

    return `'${pathstr}'`;
}