path-parse 1.0.7

Path-parse is a popular npm package that serves as a ponyfill for Node.js's path.parse(pathString) function. Its main function is to silently improve or enhance intrinsic JavaScript functionalities without tampering with the native API. It parses a path string into constituent components and returns an object with properties such as root, dir (directory), base (base name), ext (extension), and name (file name).

To use path-parse, you first need to install it using npm. By running the command npm install --save path-parse in your terminal, you can easily add it to your project. Once installed, you can require it in your JS file and use it to parse a filepath string into its components. Here's a snippet of code that demonstrates its usage:

var pathParse = require('path-parse');

var parsedPath = pathParse('/home/user/dir/file.txt');
console.log(parsedPath);
// Output: {
//       root : "/",
//       dir : "/home/user/dir",
//       base : "file.txt",
//       ext : ".txt",
//       name : "file"
//   }

In the example above, a string representing a filepath is passed into the pathParse function, and an object containing the filepath's root, dir, base, ext, and name properties is returned.

Path-parse also includes posix (for *nix-based systems) and win32 (for Windows-based systems) specific versions for path parsing. These can be accessed as such: pathParse.posix(path) and pathParse.win32(path).

As for the path-parse documentation, it redirects users to the official Node.js path.parse() documentation. Because path-parse is a ponyfill for this Node.js function, the information available in Node.js's official documentation is relevant and applicable. Additionally, further details about the path-parse package can be found in its GitHub repository.