Path Resolution Utilities (daemon/paths.ts)

Utility functions for resolving home directories and user-defined file paths. Use this to handle cross-platform path expansion and environment variable normalization.

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import path from "node:path";
import { resolveGatewayProfileSuffix } from "./constants.js";

const windowsAbsolutePath = /^[a-zA-Z]:[\\/]/;
const windowsUncPath = /^\\\\/;

export function resolveHomeDir(env: Record<string, string | undefined>): string {
  const home = env.HOME?.trim() || env.USERPROFILE?.trim();
  if (!home) {
    throw new Error("Missing HOME");
  }
  return home;
}

export function resolveUserPathWithHome(input: string, home?: string): string {
  const trimmed = input.trim();
  if (!trimmed) {
    return trimmed;
  }
  if (trimmed.startsWith("~")) {
    if (!home) {
      throw new Error("Missing HOME");
  

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