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This change fixes the behavior of FilenameUtils.getFullPathNoEndSeparator
to ensure it does not return a trailing path separator when
includeEndSeparator is false.

The issue is covered by the existing test
testGetFullPathNoEndSeparator_IO_771, which is already present in
upstream. With this change applied, the test now passes.

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Hello @Reranko05
There are 6 build errors. You must follow the PR template and run 'mvn' by itself before you push.

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Description

Fixes IO-771 by ensuring that
FilenameUtils.getFullPathNoEndSeparator does not return a trailing
path separator when includeEndSeparator is false.

This change aligns the implementation with the existing unit test
FilenameUtilsTest.testGetFullPathNoEndSeparator_IO_771, which exposes
the inconsistent behavior for mixed Windows/POSIX paths.

Motivation

The current implementation may return a trailing separator in certain
cases, leading to inconsistent results across platforms. This fix
removes the trailing separator only when appropriate, without altering
prefix or path semantics.

Testing

  • Ran mvn locally on Windows.
  • Symlink-related tests fail on Windows due to OS privilege restrictions
    (symbolic link creation requires elevated privileges or Developer Mode).
  • The IO-771 test passes locally.
  • The full test suite is expected to pass on CI (Linux/macOS).

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Hello @Reranko05 There are 6 build errors. You must follow the PR template and run 'mvn' by itself before you push.

Thanks, understood.

I’ve fixed the Checkstyle violations, updated the PR to follow the
template, and rerun mvn.

On Windows, symlink-related tests fail due to OS privilege restrictions,
but the IO-771 test passes locally and the full suite should pass on CI
(Linux/macOS).

Please let me know if you’d like me to rerun locally with Developer Mode
enabled.

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On Windows, you need admin privileges to run the tests. I don't know what "Developer Mode" is on your setup

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The Jira ticket is https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-771

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Thanks for the clarification.

Yes, locally on Windows the symlink-related tests fail due to OS privilege restrictions.
The IO-771 test passes locally, and the full suite is currently running on CI where symlinks are supported.

I’ll wait for the remaining CI checks to complete.

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If you don't enable the test, the new code will not be exercised.

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@garydgregory

You are right, the IO-771 test is currently disabled in the repo.
I enabled it locally to verify the fix, but did not commit enabling the test. Should I enable it in this PR if you prefer?

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Hello @Reranko05

The changes to the main tree are not good enough. Think about the pattern the test represents and not a one-off change to make the one test pass. To illustrate this, please rebase on git master, and see the additions I've made to the disabled test FilenameUtilsTest.testGetFullPathNoEndSeparator_IO_771().

In a PR, you should have changes to main and test where the unit tests fail if the changes to main are not applied.

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Hello @garydgregory

Thanks for the clarification, I will enable testGetFullPathNoEndSeparator_IO_771(), adjust the implementation so that the test fails without the fix and passes with it, and update this PR accordingly.

@garydgregory garydgregory marked this pull request as draft January 20, 2026 12:17
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Hello @Reranko05

I converted this PR to Draft mode. You can set it back to Ready after your changes.

Thank you!

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Hi @garydgregory, thanks for converting this PR to draft.
I am actively working on updating the fix to align with the latest test changes.
I will set this back to Ready for Review once the changes are complete.

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