An enum type describing a "flavor" of path.

abstract class Style {
 /// POSIX-style paths use "/" (forward slash) as separators. Absolute paths
 /// start with "/". Used by UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X, and others.
 static final posix = new _PosixStyle();

 /// Windows paths use "\" (backslash) as separators. Absolute paths start with
 /// a drive letter followed by a colon (example, "C:") or two backslashes
 /// ("\\") for UNC paths.
 // TODO(rnystrom): The UNC root prefix should include the drive name too, not
 // just the "\\".
 static final windows = new _WindowsStyle();

 /// URLs aren't filesystem paths, but they're supported to make it easier to
 /// manipulate URL paths in the browser.
 ///
 /// URLs use "/" (forward slash) as separators. Absolute paths either start
 /// with a protocol and optional hostname (e.g. `http://dartlang.org`,
 /// `file://`) or with "/".
 static final url = new _UrlStyle();

 /// The style of the host platform.
 ///
 /// When running on the command line, this will be [windows] or [posix] based
 /// on the host operating system. On a browser, this will be [url].
 static final platform = _getPlatformStyle();

 /// Gets the type of the host platform.
 static Style _getPlatformStyle() {
   if (_io == null) return Style.url;

   if (_io.classes[#Platform].getField(#operatingSystem)
       .reflectee == 'windows') {
     return Style.windows;
   }

   return Style.posix;
 }

 /// The name of this path style. Will be "posix" or "windows".
 String get name;

 /// The path separator for this style. On POSIX, this is `/`. On Windows,
 /// it's `\`.
 String get separator;

 /// The [Pattern] that can be used to match a separator for a path in this
 /// style. Windows allows both "/" and "\" as path separators even though "\"
 /// is the canonical one.
 Pattern get separatorPattern;

 /// The [Pattern] that matches path components that need a separator after
 /// them.
 ///
 /// Windows and POSIX styles just need separators when the previous component
 /// doesn't already end in a separator, but the URL always needs to place a
 /// separator between the root and the first component, even if the root
 /// already ends in a separator character. For example, to join "file://" and
 /// "usr", an additional "/" is needed (making "file:///usr").
 Pattern get needsSeparatorPattern;

 /// The [Pattern] that can be used to match the root prefix of an absolute
 /// path in this style.
 Pattern get rootPattern;

 /// The [Pattern] that can be used to match the root prefix of a root-relative
 /// path in this style.
 ///
 /// This can be null to indicate that this style doesn't support root-relative
 /// paths.
 final Pattern relativeRootPattern = null;

 /// A [Builder] that uses this style.
 Builder get builder => new Builder(style: this);

 /// Gets the root prefix of [path] if path is absolute. If [path] is relative,
 /// returns `null`.
 String getRoot(String path) {
   // TODO(rnystrom): Use firstMatch() when #7080 is fixed.
   var matches = rootPattern.allMatches(path);
   if (matches.isNotEmpty) return matches.first[0];
   return getRelativeRoot(path);
 }

 /// Gets the root prefix of [path] if it's root-relative.
 ///
 /// If [path] is relative or absolute and not root-relative, returns `null`.
 String getRelativeRoot(String path) {
   if (relativeRootPattern == null) return null;
   // TODO(rnystrom): Use firstMatch() when #7080 is fixed.
   var matches = relativeRootPattern.allMatches(path);
   if (matches.isEmpty) return null;
   return matches.first[0];
 }

 /// Returns the path represented by [uri] in this style.
 String pathFromUri(Uri uri);

 /// Returns the URI that represents the relative path made of [parts].
 Uri relativePathToUri(String path) =>
     new Uri(pathSegments: builder.split(path));

 /// Returns the URI that represents [path], which is assumed to be absolute.
 Uri absolutePathToUri(String path);

 String toString() => name;
}