import Foundation public extension CodingUserInfoKey { /// If set paths are encoded as relative to this path. static let relativePath = CodingUserInfoKey(rawValue: "dev.mxcl.Path.relative")! } extension Path: Codable { public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws { let value = try decoder.singleValueContainer().decode(String.self) if value.hasPrefix("/") { string = value } else { guard let root = decoder.userInfo[.relativePath] as? Path else { throw DecodingError.dataCorrupted(.init(codingPath: [], debugDescription: "Path cannot decode a relative path if `userInfo[.relativePath]` not set to a Path object.")) } string = (root/value).string } } public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws { var container = encoder.singleValueContainer() if let root = encoder.userInfo[.relativePath] as? Path { try container.encode(relative(to: root)) } else { try container.encode(string) } } }