csharpfritz/myfirsttextgame/directory-tree-path-resolution

// C# .NET implementation
static string? ResolveWorldPath(string relativePath)
{
    // Walk up from exe directory to find worlds folder (for dev runs)
    var current = new DirectoryInfo(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
    while (current != null)
    {
        var candidate = Path.Combine(current.FullName, relativePath);
        if (File.Exists(candidate))
            return candidate;
        current = current.Parent;
    }
    return null;
}
 
// Usage
var worldPath = "worlds/game/world.json";
if (!Path.IsPathRooted(worldPath))
{
    var resolved = ResolveWorldPath(worldPath);
    worldPath = resolved ?? Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, worldPath);
}

// Node.js implementation
function resolveResourcePath(relativePath) {
    let current = __dirname;
    while (current) {
        const candidate = path.join(current, relativePath);
        if (fs.existsSync(candidate)) {
            return candidate;
        }
        const parent = path.dirname(current);
        if (parent === current) break; // Reached root
        current = parent;
    }
    return null;
}

# Python implementation
def resolve_resource_path(relative_path):
    current = Path(__file__).parent
    while current != current.parent:
        candidate = current / relative_path
        if candidate.exists():
            return candidate
        current = current.parent
    return None