filebrowser/tools/server/url.go

package server

import (
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

// ParseURLComponents parses the components of an URL creating an array
func ParseURLComponents(r *http.Request) []string {
	//The URL that the user queried.
	path := r.URL.Path
	path = strings.TrimSpace(path)
	//Cut off the leading and trailing forward slashes, if they exist.
	//This cuts off the leading forward slash.
	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
		path = path[1:]
	}
	//This cuts off the trailing forward slash.
	if strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
		cutOffLastCharLen := len(path) - 1
		path = path[:cutOffLastCharLen]
	}
	//We need to isolate the individual components of the path.
	components := strings.Split(path, "/")
	return components
}