def get_path_from_template(path_template: str, path_type: PathType = PathType.AUTO) -> str:
    """Replace tags in the given path template and return either Windows or Linux formatted path."""
    # automatically select path type depending on running OS
    if path_type == PathType.AUTO:
        if platform.system() == "Windows":
            path_type = PathType.WINDOWS
        elif platform.system() == "Linux":
            path_type = PathType.LINUX
        else:
            raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform")

    path_template = path_template.replace("<USERNAME>", get_user_name())

    # return correctly formatted path
    if path_type == PathType.WINDOWS:
        return str(pathlib.PureWindowsPath(path_template))
    elif path_type == PathType.LINUX:
        return str(pathlib.PurePosixPath(path_template))
    else:
        raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform") 

def filter_extension_skip_current(self, event, src_check=False, dest_check=False):
        #src_path
        if src_check:
            if not self.extension_filter is None:
                extension = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(event.src_path).suffix.lower().lstrip('.')
                if not extension in self.extension_filter:
                    return True

        #dest_path
        if dest_check:
            if not self.extension_filter is None:
                extension = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(event.dest_path).suffix.lower().lstrip('.')
                if not extension in self.extension_filter:
                    return True

        return False 

def test_different_flavours_unordered(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p < q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p <= q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p > q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p >= q


#
# Tests for the concrete classes
#

# Make sure any symbolic links in the base test path are resolved 

def test_different_flavours_unordered(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p < q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p <= q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p > q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p >= q


#
# Tests for the concrete classes
#

# Make sure any symbolic links in the base test path are resolved 

def test_different_flavours_unordered(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p < q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p <= q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p > q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p >= q


#
# Tests for the concrete classes
#

# Make sure any symbolic links in the base test path are resolved 

def to_posix_path(code_path):
    """
    Change the code_path to be of unix-style if running on windows when supplied with an absolute windows path.

    Parameters
    ----------
    code_path : str
        Directory in the host operating system that should be mounted within the container.
    Returns
    -------
    str
        Posix equivalent of absolute windows style path.
    Examples
    --------
    >>> to_posix_path('/Users/UserName/app')
    >>> to_posix_path('C:\\\\Users\\\\UserName\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\Temp\\\\mydir')
    """

    return re.sub("^([A-Za-z])+:",
                  lambda match: posixpath.sep + match.group().replace(":", "").lower(),
                  pathlib.PureWindowsPath(code_path).as_posix()) if os.name == "nt" else code_path 

def get_path_from_template(path_template: str, path_type: PathType = PathType.AUTO) -> str:
    """Replace tags in the given path template and return either Windows or Linux formatted path."""
    # automatically select path type depending on running OS
    if path_type == PathType.AUTO:
        if platform.system() == "Windows":
            path_type = PathType.WINDOWS
        elif platform.system() == "Linux":
            path_type = PathType.LINUX
        else:
            raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform")

    path_template = path_template.replace("<USERNAME>", get_user_name())

    # return correctly formatted path
    if path_type == PathType.WINDOWS:
        return str(pathlib.PureWindowsPath(path_template))
    elif path_type == PathType.LINUX:
        return str(pathlib.PurePosixPath(path_template))
    else:
        raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform") 

def get_path_from_template(path_template: str, path_type: PathType = PathType.AUTO) -> str:
    """Replace tags in the given path template and return either Windows or Linux formatted path."""
    # automatically select path type depending on running OS
    if path_type == PathType.AUTO:
        if platform.system() == "Windows":
            path_type = PathType.WINDOWS
        elif platform.system() == "Linux":
            path_type = PathType.LINUX
        else:
            raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform")

    path_template = path_template.replace("<USERNAME>", get_user_name())

    # return correctly formatted path
    if path_type == PathType.WINDOWS:
        return str(pathlib.PureWindowsPath(path_template))
    elif path_type == PathType.LINUX:
        return str(pathlib.PurePosixPath(path_template))
    else:
        raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform") 

def check_url(self, url, expected):
        url_parts = urlsplit(url)
        if urlsplit(expected).scheme not in uses_relative:
            expected = add_leading_slash(expected)

        expected_parts = urlsplit(expected, scheme='file')

        self.assertEqual(url_parts.scheme, expected_parts.scheme,
                         "%r: Schemes differ." % url)
        self.assertEqual(url_parts.netloc, expected_parts.netloc,
                         "%r: Netloc parts differ." % url)
        self.assertEqual(url_parts.query, expected_parts.query,
                         "%r: Query parts differ." % url)
        self.assertEqual(url_parts.fragment, expected_parts.fragment,
                         "%r: Fragment parts differ." % url)

        if is_windows_path(url_parts.path) or is_windows_path(expected_parts.path):
            path = PureWindowsPath(filter_windows_path(url_parts.path))
            expected_path = PureWindowsPath(filter_windows_path(expected_parts.path))
        else:
            path = PurePath(url_parts.path)
            expected_path = PurePath(expected_parts.path)
        self.assertEqual(path, expected_path, "%r: Paths differ." % url) 

def get_path_from_template(path_template: str, path_type: PathType = PathType.AUTO) -> str:
    """Replace tags in the given path template and return either Windows or Linux formatted path."""
    # automatically select path type depending on running OS
    if path_type == PathType.AUTO:
        if platform.system() == "Windows":
            path_type = PathType.WINDOWS
        elif platform.system() == "Linux":
            path_type = PathType.LINUX
        else:
            raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform")

    path_template = path_template.replace("<USERNAME>", get_user_name())

    # return correctly formatted path
    if path_type == PathType.WINDOWS:
        return str(pathlib.PureWindowsPath(path_template))
    elif path_type == PathType.LINUX:
        return str(pathlib.PurePosixPath(path_template))
    else:
        raise RuntimeError("Unknown platform") 

def test_different_flavours_unordered(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p < q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p <= q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p > q
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            p >= q


#
# Tests for the concrete classes
#

# Make sure any symbolic links in the base test path are resolved 

def get_probabilityLeft(session_path, save=False, data=False, settings=False):
    if not data:
        data = raw.load_data(session_path)
    if not settings:
        settings = raw.load_settings(session_path)
    if settings is None:
        settings = {"IBLRIG_VERSION_TAG": "100.0.0"}
    elif settings["IBLRIG_VERSION_TAG"] == "":
        settings.update({"IBLRIG_VERSION_TAG": "100.0.0"})
    num = settings.get("PRELOADED_SESSION_NUM", None)
    if num is None:
        num = settings.get("PREGENERATED_SESSION_NUM", None)
    if num is None:
        fn = settings.get('SESSION_LOADED_FILE_PATH', None)
        fn = PureWindowsPath(fn).name
        num = ''.join([d for d in fn if d.isdigit()])
        if num == '':
            raise ValueError("Can't extract left probability behaviour.")
    # Load the pregenerated file
    sessions_folder = Path(raw.__file__).parent.joinpath('extractors', 'ephys_sessions')
    fname = f"session_{num}_ephys_pcqs.npy"
    pcqsp = np.load(sessions_folder.joinpath(fname))
    pLeft = pcqsp[:, 4]
    pLeft = pLeft[: len(data)]

    if raw.save_bool(save, "_ibl_trials.probabilityLeft.npy"):
        lpath = Path(session_path).joinpath("alf", "_ibl_trials.probabilityLeft.npy")
        np.save(lpath, pLeft)
    return pLeft 

def __init__(self, recipesRoot, uuid, scan):
        self.uuid = uuid
        self.isRoot = scan.isRoot
        self.packagePath = scan.stack
        self.workspacePath = recipesRoot.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(scan.workspacePath))
        self.headers =   [ recipesRoot.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(i)) for i in scan.headers   ]
        self.sources =   [ recipesRoot.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(i)) for i in scan.sources   ]
        self.resources = [ recipesRoot.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(i)) for i in scan.resources ]
        self.incPaths =  [ recipesRoot.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(i)) for i in scan.incPaths  ]
        self.dependencies = scan.dependencies
        self.runTargets = [ recipesRoot.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(i)) for i in scan.runTargets ] 

def test_encode_model_with_path(model_with_path):
    if isinstance(model_with_path.path, PureWindowsPath):
        expected = "\\foo\\bar"
    else:
        expected = "/foo/bar"
    assert jsonable_encoder(model_with_path) == {"path": expected} 

def converted_path(self, path):
        if self.props.is_windows():
            return str(PureWindowsPath(path))
        else:
            return str(PosixPath(path)) 

def __init__(self, platform: str = sys.platform, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
        """Initialize attributes.

        Supported platforms: 'linux', 'darwin', 'win32', 'win64'.

        :param platform: Required platform type.
        """
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.platform = platform
        self._pathlib_home = PureWindowsPath() if 'win' in platform \
                             else PurePosixPath()
        self._pathlib_home /= PLATFORMS[platform]['home'] 

def test_concrete_class(self):
        p = self.cls('a')
        self.assertIs(type(p),
            pathlib.PureWindowsPath if os.name == 'nt' else pathlib.PurePosixPath) 

def test_different_flavours_unequal(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        self.assertNotEqual(p, q) 

def test_concrete_class(self):
        p = self.cls('a')
        self.assertIs(type(p),
            pathlib.PureWindowsPath if os.name == 'nt' else pathlib.PurePosixPath) 

def test_different_flavours_unequal(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        self.assertNotEqual(p, q) 

def test_load_from_file():
    cfg = config.from_file(Path("test") / Path("data") / Path("config.json"))

    # Check unchanged defaults are the same
    assert not cfg["app_mode"]
    assert not cfg["debug"]
    assert cfg["pPort"] == 55851
    assert cfg["xPort"] == 55852
    assert cfg["gPort"] == 55853
    assert len(cfg["dataHashSecret"]) == 64 and not cfg["dataHashSecret"].isspace()
    assert PureWindowsPath(cfg["data"]) == PureWindowsPath("C:/User/SCope data")

    # Check new values
    assert cfg["extra setting"] == "value" 

def test_concrete_class(self):
        p = self.cls('a')
        self.assertIs(type(p),
            pathlib.PureWindowsPath if os.name == 'nt' else pathlib.PurePosixPath) 

def test_different_flavours_unequal(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        self.assertNotEqual(p, q) 

def findStimulusWaveformFile(abf, channel=0):
    """
    Look for the stimulus waveform file in several places. Return the path
    where it can be found. Return None if it cannot be found.

    The original path is an absolute windows filename stored in the ABF header.
    """

    # first try looking at the path stored in the header
    pathInHeader = Path(abf._stringsIndexed.lDACFilePath[channel])
    if pathInHeader.is_file():
        return str(pathInHeader)

    # try the current working directory of the Python interpreter
    stimBasename = PureWindowsPath(pathInHeader).name
    pathCurrent = Path(stimBasename).resolve().absolute()
    if pathCurrent.is_file():
        return str(pathCurrent)

    # try path defined by the stimulusFileFolder argument of the ABF constructor
    pathUserDefined = Path(str(abf.stimulusFileFolder)).joinpath(stimBasename).resolve()
    if pathUserDefined.is_file():
        return str(pathUserDefined)

    # try the same folder that houses the ABF file
    pathSameFolderAsABF = Path(abf.abfFilePath).parent.joinpath(stimBasename).resolve()
    if pathSameFolderAsABF.is_file():
        return str(pathSameFolderAsABF)

    # warn if stimulus file was never found
    warnings.warn(
            f"Could not locate stimulus file for channel {channel}.\n"
            f"ABF file path: {abf.abfFilePath}.\n"
            f"The following paths were searched:\n"
            f"* Path in the ABF header: {pathInHeader}\n"
            f"* Current working directory: {pathCurrent}\n"
            f"* User-defined stimulus folder: {pathUserDefined}\n"
            f"* Same folder as ABF: {(pathSameFolderAsABF)}\n"
        )

    return None 

def targetPath(self):
        """
        Args:
            woAnchor (bool): remove the anchor (\\server\path or drive:) from returned path.

        Returns:
            a libpath PureWindowsPath object for combined workingDir/relative path
            or the envTarget

        Raises:
            ShortCutError when no target path found in Shortcut
        """
        target = None
        if self.workingDir:
            target = PureWindowsPath(self.workingDir)
            if self.relativePath:
                target = target / PureWindowsPath(self.relativePath)
            else: target = None

        if not target and self.envTarget:
            target = PureWindowsPath(self.envTarget)

        if not target:
            raise ShortCutError("Unable to retrieve target path from MS Shortcut: shortcut = {}"
                               .format(str(self.scPath)))

        return target 

def test_concrete_class(self):
        p = self.cls('a')
        self.assertIs(type(p),
            pathlib.PureWindowsPath if os.name == 'nt' else pathlib.PurePosixPath) 

def test_different_flavours_unequal(self):
        p = pathlib.PurePosixPath('a')
        q = pathlib.PureWindowsPath('a')
        self.assertNotEqual(p, q) 

def _compress(root_data_folder, command, flag_pattern, dry=False, max_sessions=None):
    #  runs a command of the form command = "ls -1 {file_name}.avi"
    c = 0
    for flag_file in Path(root_data_folder).rglob(flag_pattern):
        ses_path = flag_file.parent
        files2compress = flags.read_flag_file(flag_file)
        if isinstance(files2compress, bool):
            Path(flag_file).unlink()
            continue
        for f2c in files2compress:
            cfile = ses_path.joinpath(PureWindowsPath(f2c))
            c += 1
            if max_sessions and c > max_sessions:
                return
            print(cfile)
            if dry:
                continue
            if not cfile.exists():
                _logger.error(f'NON-EXISTING RAW FILE: {cfile}. Skipping...')
                continue
            if flag_file.exists():
                flag_file.unlink()
            # run the compression command redirecting output
            cfile.parent.joinpath(cfile.stem)
            # if the output file already exists, overwrite it
            outfile = cfile.parent / (cfile.stem + '.mp4')
            if outfile.exists():
                outfile.unlink()
            command2run = command.format(file_name=cfile.parent.joinpath(cfile.stem))
            process = subprocess.Popen(command2run, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                       stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
            info, error = process.communicate()
            if process.returncode != 0:
                _logger.error('COMPRESSION FAILED FOR ' + str(cfile))
                with open(cfile.parent.joinpath('extract.error'), 'w+') as fid:
                    fid.write(command2run)
                    fid.write(error.decode())
            else:
                # if the command was successful delete the original file
                cfile.unlink()
                # and add the file to register_me.flag
                flags.write_flag_file(ses_path.joinpath('register_me.flag'), file_list=cfile.stem) 

def generate(self, extra, bobRoot):
        super().generate()

        # gather root paths
        bobPwd = Path(os.getcwd())
        if sys.platform == 'msys':
            if os.getenv('WD') is None:
                raise BuildError("Cannot create Visual Studio project for Windows! MSYS2 must be started by msys2_shell.cmd script!")
            msysRoot = PureWindowsPath(os.getenv('WD')) / '..' / '..'
            winPwd = PureWindowsPath(os.popen('pwd -W').read().strip())
            winDestination = PureWindowsPath(os.popen('cygpath -w {}'.format(quoteBash(self.destination))).read().strip())
            baseBuildMe = str(msysRoot / "msys2_shell.cmd") + \
                    " -msys2 -defterm -no-start -use-full-path -where " + \
                    str(winPwd)
            buildMe = os.path.join(self.destination, "buildme.sh")
            buildMeCmd = baseBuildMe + " " + buildMe
        else:
            winPwd = bobPwd
            winDestination = Path(self.destination).resolve()
            buildMe = os.path.join(str(winDestination), "buildme.cmd")
            buildMeCmd = buildMe

        projects = {
            name : Project(winPwd, sha1NsUuid(self.uuid, name), scan)
            for name,scan in self.packages.items()
        }

        if not self.args.update:
            self.updateFile(buildMe, self.__generateBuildme(extra, winPwd, bobRoot))

        solutionProjectList = []
        solutionProjectConfigs = []
        for name,project in projects.items():
            p = os.path.join(self.destination, name)
            os.makedirs(p, exist_ok=True)
            self.updateFile(os.path.join(p, name+".vcxproj"), project.generateProject(projects, buildMeCmd),
                    encoding="utf-8", newline='\r\n')
            self.updateFile(os.path.join(p, name+".vcxproj.filters"), project.generateFilters(),
                    encoding="utf-8", newline='\r\n')
            if not self.args.update:
                self.updateFile(os.path.join(p, name+".vcxproj.user"), project.generateUser(),
                        encoding="utf-8", newline='\r\n')

            solutionProjectList.append(SOLUTION_PROJECT_TEMPLATE.format(NAME=name, GUID=str(project.uuid).upper()))
            solutionProjectConfigs.append("\t\t{{{GUID}}}.Build|x86.ActiveCfg = Build|Win32".format(GUID=str(project.uuid).upper()))
            solutionProjectConfigs.append("\t\t{{{GUID}}}.Checkout+Build|x86.ActiveCfg = Checkout+Build|Win32".format(GUID=str(project.uuid).upper()))
            if project.isRoot:
                solutionProjectConfigs.append("\t\t{{{GUID}}}.Build|x86.Build.0 = Build|Win32".format(GUID=str(project.uuid).upper()))
                solutionProjectConfigs.append("\t\t{{{GUID}}}.Checkout+Build|x86.Build.0 = Checkout+Build|Win32".format(GUID=str(project.uuid).upper()))

        self.updateFile(os.path.join(self.destination, self.projectName+".sln"),
                SOLUTION_TEMPLATE.format(PROJECTS_LIST="\n".join(solutionProjectList),
                                         PROJECTS_CFG="\n".join(solutionProjectConfigs),
                                         SOLUTION_GUID=str(self.uuid)),
                encoding="utf-8", newline='\r\n') 

def _location(cfg, topdir=None):
    # Making this a function that gets called each time you ask for a
    # configuration file makes it respect updated environment
    # variables (such as XDG_CONFIG_HOME, PROGRAMDATA) if they're set
    # during the program lifetime.
    #
    # Its existence is also relied on in the test cases, to ensure
    # that the WEST_CONFIG_xyz variables are respected and we're not about
    # to clobber the user's own configuration files.
    env = os.environ

    if cfg == ConfigFile.ALL:
        raise ValueError('ConfigFile.ALL has no location')
    elif cfg == ConfigFile.SYSTEM:
        if 'WEST_CONFIG_SYSTEM' in env:
            return env['WEST_CONFIG_SYSTEM']

        plat = platform.system()
        if plat == 'Linux':
            return '/etc/westconfig'
        elif plat == 'Darwin':
            return '/usr/local/etc/westconfig'
        elif plat == 'Windows':
            return os.path.expandvars('%PROGRAMDATA%\\west\\config')
        elif 'BSD' in plat:
            return '/etc/westconfig'
        elif 'CYGWIN' in plat:
            # Cygwin can handle windows style paths, so make sure we
            # return one. We don't want to use os.path.join because
            # that uses '/' as separator character, and the ProgramData
            # variable is likely to be something like r'C:\ProgramData'.
            #
            # See https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/west/issues/300
            # for details.
            pd = pathlib.PureWindowsPath(os.environ['ProgramData'])
            return str(pd / 'west' / 'config')
        else:
            raise ValueError('unsupported platform ' + plat)
    elif cfg == ConfigFile.GLOBAL:
        if 'WEST_CONFIG_GLOBAL' in env:
            return env['WEST_CONFIG_GLOBAL']
        elif platform.system() == 'Linux' and 'XDG_CONFIG_HOME' in env:
            return os.path.join(env['XDG_CONFIG_HOME'], 'west', 'config')
        else:
            return canon_path(
                os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.westconfig'))
    elif cfg == ConfigFile.LOCAL:
        if topdir:
            return os.path.join(topdir, '.west', 'config')
        elif 'WEST_CONFIG_LOCAL' in env:
            return env['WEST_CONFIG_LOCAL']
        else:
            # Might raise WestNotFound!
            return os.path.join(west_dir(), 'config')
    else:
        raise ValueError(f'invalid configuration file {cfg}')