public static function path($path, $absolute = true)
{
if (strpos($path, SPAGHETTI_ROOT) === false && !preg_match('(^[a-z]+:)i', $path, $out)) {
if ($absolute) {
$path = SPAGHETTI_ROOT . '/' . $path;
}
}
$pattern = '(([^:])[/\\\\]+|\\\\)';
// v.4.3
return preg_replace($pattern, '$1/', $path);
}