is-relative-path

What is is-relative-path?

The is-relative-path npm package is a simple utility that helps determine if a given path is a relative path. This can be useful in various scenarios where path validation or manipulation is required.

What are is-relative-path's main functionalities?

Check if a path is relative

This feature allows you to check if a given path is relative. It returns true if the path is relative and false if it is absolute.

const isRelativePath = require('is-relative-path');

console.log(isRelativePath('./some/path')); // true
console.log(isRelativePath('/absolute/path')); // false

Other packages similar to is-relative-path

is-absolute

The is-absolute package is the counterpart to is-relative-path, focusing on determining if a path is absolute. While it serves a different primary purpose, it can be used in conjunction with is-relative-path for comprehensive path validation.

path

The path module is a core Node.js module that provides utilities for working with file and directory paths. It includes methods for checking if paths are absolute or relative, among other functionalities. It is more comprehensive but also more complex than is-relative-path.

README

is-relative-path

Sometimes I just want to scream

npm install is-relative-path

Usage

isRelative(path)

• path <string>
• Returns: <boolean>

var isRelative = require('is-relative-path');

isRelative('../'); // true
isRelative('/'); // false

Breaking change

Code

Version	Code
1.x	(path) => path[0] === '.'
2.x	(path) => !path.isAbsolute(path)

Test

path	v1.x	v2.x
""	false	true
"."	true	true
".."	true	true
"foo"	false	true
"/foo"	false	false