class
	EL_FILE_PATH_LIST

inherit
	EL_SORTABLE_ARRAYED_LIST [FILE_PATH]
		rename
			first as first_path,
			item as path,
			last as last_path
		redefine
			make_from_tuple, make
		end

	EL_MODULE_FILE

create
	make, make_from_list, make_empty, make_from_array, make_from_tuple,
	make_from, make_from_for, make_from_if

convert
	make_from_array ({ARRAY [FILE_PATH]})

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make_from_tuple (tuple: TUPLE)
		local
			i: INTEGER
		do
			make (tuple.count)
			from i := 1 until i > tuple.count loop
				if tuple.is_reference_item (i) then
					if attached {FILE_PATH} tuple.reference_item (i) as file_path then
						extend (file_path)

					elseif attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} tuple.reference_item (i) as general then
						extend (create {FILE_PATH}.make (general))
					end
				else
					check invalid_tuple_type: False end
				end
				i := i + 1
			end
		end

	make (n: INTEGER)
		do
			Precursor (n)
			compare_objects
		end

feature -- Conversion

	as_escaped: EL_ZSTRING_LIST
		do
			create Result.make (count)
			across Current as l_path loop
				Result.extend (l_path.item.escaped)
			end
		end

	as_string_32_list: EL_STRING_32_LIST
		do
			create Result.make (count)
			across Current as l_path loop
				Result.extend (l_path.item.to_string)
			end
		end

feature -- Basic operations

	sort_by_base (in_ascending_order: BOOLEAN)
		do
			make_from_array (ordered_by (agent {FILE_PATH}.base, in_ascending_order).to_array)
		end

	sort_by_size (in_ascending_order: BOOLEAN)
		do
			make_from_array (ordered_by (agent File.byte_count, in_ascending_order).to_array)
		end

feature -- Cursor movement

	find_first_base (base: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
		do
			find_first_true (agent {FILE_PATH}.same_base (base))
		end

end