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+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct PathFormatConfig {
+    /// Whether to strip ANSI escape sequences (e.g., `\x1b[31m`, `\x1b[0m`).
+    /// When the path string may contain terminal color codes, enabling this option will clean them up.
+    pub strip_ansi: bool,
+
+    /// Whether to strip characters disallowed in Windows filenames (`*`, `?`, `"`, `<`, `>`, `|`).
+    /// These characters typically have special meaning or are not allowed in filesystems.
+    pub strip_unfriendly_chars: bool,
+
+    /// Whether to resolve parent directory references (`..`).
+    /// When enabled, attempts to navigate upward in the path, e.g., `/a/b/../c` becomes `/a/c`.
+    /// Note: This operation is based solely on the path string itself, without accessing the actual filesystem.
+    pub resolve_parent_dirs: bool,
+
+    /// Whether to collapse consecutive forward slashes (`/`).
+    /// For example, `/home//user` becomes `/home/user`.
+    pub collapse_consecutive_slashes: bool,
+
+    /// Whether to escape backslashes (`\`) to forward slashes (`/`).
+    /// This helps unify Windows‑style paths to Unix style, facilitating cross‑platform handling.
+    pub escape_backslashes: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for PathFormatConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            strip_ansi: true,
+            strip_unfriendly_chars: true,
+            resolve_parent_dirs: true,
+            collapse_consecutive_slashes: true,
+            escape_backslashes: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Normalize an input path string into a canonical, platform‑agnostic form.
+///
+/// This function removes ANSI escape sequences, unifies separators to `/`,
+/// collapses duplicate slashes, strips unfriendly characters (`*`, `?`, `"`, `<`, `>`, `|`),
+/// resolves simple `..` components, and preserves a trailing slash when present.
+///
+/// See examples below for the exact normalization behavior.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use just_fmt::fmt_path::fmt_path_str;
+/// # use just_fmt::fmt_path::FormatPathError;
+///
+/// # fn main() -> Result<(), FormatPathError> {
+/// assert_eq!(fmt_path_str("C:\\Users\\\\test")?, "C:/Users/test");
+/// assert_eq!(
+///     fmt_path_str("/path/with/*unfriendly?chars")?,
+///     "/path/with/unfriendlychars"
+/// );
+/// assert_eq!(fmt_path_str("\x1b[31m/path\x1b[0m")?, "/path");
+/// assert_eq!(fmt_path_str("/home/user/dir/")?, "/home/user/dir/");
+/// assert_eq!(
+///     fmt_path_str("/home/user/file.txt")?,
+///     "/home/user/file.txt"
+/// );
+/// assert_eq!(
+///     fmt_path_str("/home/my_user/DOCS/JVCS_TEST/Workspace/../Vault/")?,
+///     "/home/my_user/DOCS/JVCS_TEST/Vault/"
+/// );
+/// assert_eq!(fmt_path_str("./home/file.txt")?, "home/file.txt");
+/// assert_eq!(fmt_path_str("./home/path/")?, "home/path/");
+/// assert_eq!(fmt_path_str("./")?, "");
+/// # Ok(())
+/// # }
+/// ```
+pub fn fmt_path_str(path: impl Into<String>) -> Result<String, FormatPathError> {
+    fmt_path_str_custom(path, &PathFormatConfig::default())
+}
+
+/// Normalize an input path string into a canonical, platform‑agnostic form.
+///
+/// This function removes ANSI escape sequences, unifies separators to `/`,
+/// collapses duplicate slashes, strips unfriendly characters (`*`, `?`, `"`, `<`, `>`, `|`),
+/// resolves simple `..` components, and preserves a trailing slash when present.
+///
+/// Unlike `fmt_path_str`,
+/// this method uses `PathFormatConfig` to precisely control
+/// what should be processed
+pub fn fmt_path_str_custom(
+    path: impl Into<String>,
+    config: &PathFormatConfig,
+) -> Result<String, FormatPathError> {
+    let path_str = path.into();
+    let ends_with_slash = path_str.ends_with('/');
+
+    // ANSI Strip
+    let cleaned = if config.strip_ansi {
+        strip_ansi_escapes::strip(&path_str)
+    } else {
+        path_str.as_bytes().to_vec()
+    };
+    let path_without_ansi = String::from_utf8(cleaned).map_err(FormatPathError::InvalidUtf8)?;
+
+    let path_with_forward_slash = if config.escape_backslashes {
+        path_without_ansi.replace('\\', "/")
+    } else {
+        path_without_ansi
+    };
+    let mut result = String::new();
+    let mut prev_char = '\0';
+
+    for c in path_with_forward_slash.chars() {
+        if config.collapse_consecutive_slashes && c == '/' && prev_char == '/' {
+            continue;
+        }
+        result.push(c);
+        prev_char = c;
+    }
+
+    if config.strip_unfriendly_chars {
+        let unfriendly_chars = ['*', '?', '"', '<', '>', '|'];
+        result = result
+            .chars()
+            .filter(|c| !unfriendly_chars.contains(c))
+            .collect();
+    }
+
+    // Handle ".." path components
+    let path_buf = PathBuf::from(&result);
+    let normalized_path = if config.resolve_parent_dirs {
+        normalize_path(&path_buf)
+    } else {
+        path_buf
+    };
+    result = normalized_path.to_string_lossy().replace('\\', "/");
+
+    // Restore trailing slash if original path had one
+    if ends_with_slash && !result.ends_with('/') {
+        result.push('/');
+    }
+
+    // Special case: when result is only "./", return ""
+    if result == "./" {
+        return Ok(String::new());
+    }
+
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
+/// Normalize path by resolving ".." components without requiring file system access
+fn normalize_path(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut components = Vec::new();
+
+    for component in path.components() {
+        match component {
+            std::path::Component::ParentDir => {
+                if !components.is_empty() {
+                    components.pop();
+                }
+            }
+            std::path::Component::CurDir => {
+                // Skip current directory components
+            }
+            _ => {
+                components.push(component);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if components.is_empty() {
+        PathBuf::from(".")
+    } else {
+        components.iter().collect()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Format a [`PathBuf`] into its canonical string form and convert it back.
+///
+/// This is a convenience wrapper around [`fmt_path_str`], preserving
+/// the semantics of [`PathBuf`] while applying the same normalization rules:
+/// - normalize separators to `/`
+/// - remove duplicated separators
+/// - strip ANSI escape sequences
+/// - remove unfriendly characters (`*`, `?`, etc.)
+/// - resolve simple `..` segments
+pub fn fmt_path(path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Result<PathBuf, FormatPathError> {
+    let path_str = fmt_path_str(path.into().display().to_string())?;
+    Ok(PathBuf::from(path_str))
+}
+
+/// Format a [`PathBuf`] into its canonical string form and convert it back.
+///
+/// Unlike `fmt_path`,
+/// this method uses `PathFormatConfig` to precisely control
+/// what should be processed
+pub fn fmt_path_custom(
+    path: impl Into<PathBuf>,
+    config: &PathFormatConfig,
+) -> Result<PathBuf, FormatPathError> {
+    let path_str = fmt_path_str_custom(path.into().display().to_string(), config)?;
+    Ok(PathBuf::from(path_str))
+}
+
+/// Error type for path formatting operations.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum FormatPathError {
+    /// The input string contained invalid UTF-8 after stripping ANSI escape sequences.
+    InvalidUtf8(std::string::FromUtf8Error),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for FormatPathError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            FormatPathError::InvalidUtf8(e) => {
+                write!(f, "Invalid UTF-8 after ANSI stripping: {}", e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for FormatPathError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            FormatPathError::InvalidUtf8(e) => Some(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::string::FromUtf8Error> for FormatPathError {
+    fn from(e: std::string::FromUtf8Error) -> Self {
+        FormatPathError::InvalidUtf8(e)
+    }
+}