/**
* Get path paremeter from request. Test if parameter is relative path or document alias.
* Test if path is virtual path.
*
* @param string $path path to control, if null use param path from request
* @return string
*/
public static function getPath($path = null)
{
static $model;
/* @var $model JoomDOCModelDocument */
$mainframe = JFactory::getApplication();
/* @var $mainframe JApplication (JSite or JAdministrator) */
if ($mainframe->isSite() && is_null($model)) {
$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance(JOOMDOC_DOCUMENT, JOOMDOC_MODEL_PREFIX);
}
// get root path from request or config
if (!$path) {
$path = JString::trim(JRequest::getString('path'));
}
$path = JoomDOCString::urldecode($path);
// frontend
if ($mainframe->isSite()) {
// path from request can be document full alias - search for path in document table
$candidate = $model->searchRelativePathByFullAlias($path);
if ($candidate) {
$path = $candidate;
} else {
// if request param is path convert from virtual to full relative path
$path = JoomDOCFileSystem::getNonVirtualPath($path);
}
} else {
// backend
$path = $mainframe->getUserStateFromRequest(JoomDOCRequest::getSessionPrefix() . 'path', 'path', '', 'string');
if ($path == JText::_('JOOMDOC_ROOT')) {
return '';
}
}
$path = str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $path);
//windows
if ($path) {
$path = JPath::clean($path);
}
return $path;
}