import type { Application } from 'express';

export abstract class BaseController {
    /** Helper function to join paths cleanly */
    protected static joinPaths(base: string, path: string): string {
        // Combine the base path and the specific route path
        let fullPath = base + path;

        // Remove double slashes (e.g., //user -> /user)
        fullPath = fullPath.replace(/\/\//g, '/');
                    
        // Ensure it starts with / (in case base was empty and path was empty)
        if (!fullPath.startsWith('/')) {
            fullPath = '/' + fullPath;
        }
                    
        // Remove trailing slash (optional, unless it's just root '/')
        if (fullPath.length > 1 && fullPath.endsWith('/')) {
            fullPath = fullPath.slice(0, -1);
        }
                    
        return fullPath;
    }

    static setup(app: Application) {}
}