ftspath

ftspath is a term used in software development to denote a path specification within a hierarchical file system or virtual file tree. It is not tied to a single standard and can refer to either a plain string or a structured object describing a location in a filesystem or resource namespace.

In practice, an ftSPATH identifies a location by a sequence of components, with an optional root or anchor. It can be absolute, starting from the root, or relative, starting from the current location. Delimiters such as / or \ are common, but some implementations use arrays of segments or dot-separated tokens. FTSPATHs may support special tokens like .. for parent, . for current, and @root to indicate the repository root.

Common operations include normalization, joining, splitting, and resolution against a base path. Implementations may provide functions to validate syntax, escape reserved characters, and convert between string form and a component array. Cross-platform handling often involves normalizing separators and respecting platform conventions.

Use cases include addressing resources in configuration files, build systems, web frameworks, and APIs that reference files or assets. Because ftspath is not a universal standard, the exact syntax and semantics vary by language or framework.

See also: POSIX path, Windows path, URL path, filesystem, path normalization.