coreapi: expand public path api

License: MIT
Signed-off-by: Łukasz Magiera <magik6k@gmail.com>

coreapi.go

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ package iface
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	options "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
+
+	cid "gx/ipfs/QmapdYm1b22Frv3k17fqrBYTFRxwiaVJkB299Mfn33edeB/go-cid"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmZtNq8dArGfnpCZfx2pUNY7UcjGhVp5qqwQ4hH6mpTMRQ/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
@@ -37,4 +40,14 @@ type CoreAPI interface {
 	// ResolveNode resolves the path (if not resolved already) using Unixfs
 	// resolver, gets and returns the resolved Node
 	ResolveNode(context.Context, Path) (ipld.Node, error)
+
+	// ParsePath parses string path to a Path
+	ParsePath(context.Context, string, ...options.ParsePathOption) (Path, error)
+
+	// WithResolve is an option for ParsePath which when set to true tells
+	// ParsePath to also resolve the path
+	WithResolve(bool) options.ParsePathOption
+
+	// ParseCid creates new path from the provided CID
+	ParseCid(*cid.Cid) Path
 }

options/path.go

+package options
+
+type ParsePathSettings struct {
+	Resolve bool
+}
+
+type ParsePathOption func(*ParsePathSettings) error
+
+func ParsePathOptions(opts ...ParsePathOption) (*ParsePathSettings, error) {
+	options := &ParsePathSettings{
+		Resolve: false,
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		err := opt(options)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return options, nil
+}
+
+type ApiOptions struct{}
+
+func (api *ApiOptions) WithResolve(r bool) ParsePathOption {
+	return func(settings *ParsePathSettings) error {
+		settings.Resolve = r
+		return nil
+	}
+}