From 664c340d84deeeffddd0d043e5cd4b5c5b7f136c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: docentYT <63965954+docentYT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 13:45:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] substr_path refactor

---
 utilities/utilities.cpp | 6 +++---
 utilities/utilities.h   | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utilities/utilities.cpp b/utilities/utilities.cpp
index 3be4118e..269468d5 100644
--- a/utilities/utilities.cpp
+++ b/utilities/utilities.cpp
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ void replace_slashes(std::string &Filename)
 }
 
 // returns potential path part from provided file name
-std::string substr_path(std::string const &Filename)
+std::string_view substr_path(std::string const &Filename)
 {
-
-	return (Filename.rfind('/') != std::string::npos ? Filename.substr(0, Filename.rfind('/') + 1) : "");
+	if (auto pos = Filename.rfind('/'); pos != std::string_view::npos)
+		return Filename.substr(0, pos + 1);
 }
 
 // returns length of common prefix between two provided strings
diff --git a/utilities/utilities.h b/utilities/utilities.h
index e540fc98..2b1e61c7 100644
--- a/utilities/utilities.h
+++ b/utilities/utilities.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void erase_leading_slashes(std::string &Filename);
 void replace_slashes(std::string &Filename);
 
 // returns potential path part from provided file name
-std::string substr_path(std::string const &Filename);
+std::string_view substr_path(std::string const &Filename);
 
 // returns common prefix of two provided strings
 std::ptrdiff_t len_common_prefix(std::string const &Left, std::string const &Right);