Match filepaths like find (3)

main.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"path/filepath"
	"regexp"
	"log"
)
// includeName checks if the name should be allowed or not based on the exclude patterns
func includeName(name string, patterns []string) (bool, error) {
	sanitizedName := filepath.ToSlash(name) // Convert path seperators to '/'
	for _, p := range patterns {
		m, err := regexp.MatchString(p, sanitizedName)
		if m || (err != nil) {
			// Matches filepath - exclude
			return false, err
		}
	}

	// No filters matched - include the file
	return true, nil
}


func main() {
	// Use the first name for *nix and the second one for windows testing.
	name := []string{"/vendor/gofoo", "/vendor/gobar", "/main.go"}
	//name := []string{`\vendor\gofoo`, `\vendor\gobar`, `\main.go`}
	
	// This regexp must match the whole pathname for a file to be excluded, just like find (3)
	excludes := []string{`\/vendor.*`}
	for _ , s := range name {
		include, err := includeName(s, excludes)
		if include {
			fmt.Print("inc ")
		} else {
			fmt.Print("exc ")
		}
		fmt.Println(s)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
	}
}