/**
 * Sanitizes the input path by removing invalid characters.
 */
export const sanitizePath = (input: string): string => {
  return input.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9 ._\-:\\/@]/g, '');
};

/**
 * Sanitizes the input locale (ex. en-US) by removing invalid characters.
 */
export const sanitizeLocale = (input: string): string => {
  return input.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9@._-]/g, '');
};

/**
 * Retrieves platform-specific arguments and utilities.
 */
export function getPlatformSpawnArgs() {
  const isWindowsPlatform = process.platform === 'win32';
  const npxExecutableName = isWindowsPlatform ? 'npx.cmd' : 'npx';

  const sanitizeIfWindows = (input: string | undefined, sanitizer: (input: string) => string) => {
    if (isWindowsPlatform && input) {
      return sanitizer(input);
    } else {
      return input || '';
    }
  };

  return { npxExecutableName, sanitize: sanitizeIfWindows, shell: isWindowsPlatform };
}