Merge branch 'dev' into path-handling

Conflicts:
	autoload/vimwiki/base.vim
	autoload/vimwiki/diary.vim
	autoload/vimwiki/vars.vim
	ftplugin/vimwiki.vim

autoload/vimwiki/base.vim

@@ -43,55 +43,17 @@ function! vimwiki#base#file_pattern(files)
 endfunction
 
 
-"FIXME TODO slow and faulty
-function! vimwiki#base#subdir(path, filename)
-  let path = a:path
-  " ensure that we are not fooled by a symbolic link
-  "FIXME if we are not "fooled", we end up in a completely different wiki?
-  if a:filename !~# '^scp:'
-    let filename = resolve(a:filename)
-  else
-    let filename = a:filename
-  endif
-  let idx = 0
-  "FIXME this can terminate in the middle of a path component!
-  while path[idx] ==? filename[idx]
-    let idx = idx + 1
-  endwhile
-
-  let p = split(strpart(filename, idx), '[/\\]')
-  let res = join(p[:-2], '/')
-  if len(res) > 0
-    let res = res.'/'
-  endif
-  return res
-endfunction
-
-
-function! vimwiki#base#current_subdir()
-  return vimwiki#base#subdir(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'), expand('%:p'))
-endfunction
-
-
-function! vimwiki#base#invsubdir(subdir)
-  return substitute(a:subdir, '[^/\.]\+/', '../', 'g')
-endfunction
-
-
 " Returns: the number of the wiki a file belongs to or -1 if it doesn't belong
 " to any registered wiki.
-" The path can be the full path or just the directory of the file
+function! vimwiki#base#find_wiki(file)
-function! vimwiki#base#find_wiki(path)
   let bestmatch = -1
   let bestlen = 0
-  let path = vimwiki#path#path_norm(vimwiki#path#chomp_slash(a:path))
   for idx in range(vimwiki#vars#number_of_wikis())
-    let idx_path = expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', idx))
+    let wiki_path = expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', idx))
-    let idx_path = vimwiki#path#path_norm(vimwiki#path#chomp_slash(idx_path))
+    let common_prefix = vimwiki#path#path_common_pfx(wiki_path, a:file)
-    let common_pfx = vimwiki#path#path_common_pfx(idx_path, path)
+    if vimwiki#path#is_equal(common_prefix, wiki_path)
-    if vimwiki#path#is_equal(common_pfx, idx_path)
+      if len(common_prefix) > bestlen
-      if len(common_pfx) > bestlen
+        let bestlen = len(common_prefix)
-        let bestlen = len(common_pfx)
         let bestmatch = idx
       endif
     endif
@@ -101,10 +63,9 @@ function! vimwiki#base#find_wiki(path)
 endfunction
 
 
-" THE central function of Vimwiki. Extract infos about the target from a link.
+" Extract infos about the target from a link. If the second parameter is present, which should be a
-" If the second parameter is present, which should be an absolute file path, it
+" file object, it is assumed that the link appears in that file. Without it, the current file is
-" is assumed that the link appears in that file. Without it, the current file
+" used.
-" is used.
 function! vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, ...)
   if a:0
     let source_wiki = vimwiki#base#find_wiki(a:1)
@@ -118,13 +79,16 @@ function! vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, ...)
 
 
   let link_infos = {
-        \ 'index': -1,
+        \ 'index': 0,
         \ 'scheme': '',
-        \ 'filename': '',
+        \ 'is_file': 0,   " 1 for a file, 0 for a URL (e.g. when the link was [[http://foo.bar]]),
+        \                 " -1 if the whole link was malformed
+        \ 'target': '',   " this is a file or dir object if is_file == 1, otherwise a string
         \ 'anchor': '',
         \ }
 
   if link_text == ''
+    let link_infos.is_file = -1
     return link_infos
   endif
 
@@ -135,10 +99,14 @@ function! vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, ...)
     let link_infos.scheme = scheme
 
     if link_infos.scheme !~# '\mwiki\d\+\|diary\|local\|file'
-      let link_infos.filename = link_text  " unknown scheme, may be a weblink
+      " unknown scheme, may be a weblink
+      let link_infos.is_file = 0
+      let link_infos.target = link_text
       return link_infos
     endif
 
+    let link_infos.is_file = 1
+
     let link_text = matchstr(link_text, '^'.vimwiki#vars#get_global('rxSchemes').':\zs.*\ze')
   endif
 
@@ -152,10 +120,12 @@ function! vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, ...)
       let link_infos.anchor = join(split_lnk[1:], '#')
     endif
     if link_text == ''  " because the link was of the form '#anchor'
-      let link_text = fnamemodify(source_file, ':p:t:r')
+      let link_text = vimwiki#path#filename_without_extension(source_file)
     endif
   endif
 
+  let link_tail = vimwiki#path#file_segment(link_text)
+
   " check if absolute or relative path
   if is_wiki_link && link_text[0] == '/'
     if link_text != '/'
@@ -166,7 +136,7 @@ function! vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, ...)
     let is_relative = 0
   else
     let is_relative = 1
-    let root_dir = fnamemodify(source_file, ':p:h') . '/'
+    let root_dir = vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(source_file)
   endif
 
 
@@ -174,45 +144,52 @@ function! vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, ...)
   if link_infos.scheme =~# '\mwiki\d\+'
     let link_infos.index = eval(matchstr(link_infos.scheme, '\D\+\zs\d\+\ze'))
     if link_infos.index < 0 || link_infos.index >= vimwiki#vars#number_of_wikis()
+      let link_infos.is_file = -1
       let link_infos.index = -1
-      let link_infos.filename = ''
       return link_infos
     endif
 
-    if !is_relative || link_infos.index != source_wiki
+    if link_text[0] == '/' || link_infos.index != source_wiki
       let root_dir = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', link_infos.index)
-    endif
+      if link_text != '/'
-
+        let link_text = link_text[1:]
-    let link_infos.filename = root_dir . link_text
-
-    if vimwiki#path#is_link_to_dir(link_text)
-      if vimwiki#vars#get_global('dir_link') != ''
-        let link_infos.filename .= vimwiki#vars#get_global('dir_link') .
-              \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext', link_infos.index)
       endif
     else
-      let link_infos.filename .= vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext', link_infos.index)
+      let root_dir = vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(source_file)
+    endif
+
+    if link_text =~# '\m[/\\]$'
+      if vimwiki#vars#get_global('dir_link') == ''
+        let target_dir = vimwiki#path#dir_segment(link_text)
+        let link_infos.target = vimwiki#path#join_dir(root_dir, target_dir)
+      else
+        let link_text .= vimwiki#vars#get_global('dir_link') .
+              \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext', link_infos.index)
+        let target_file = vimwiki#path#file_segment(link_text)
+        let link_infos.target = vimwiki#path#join(root_dir, target_file)
+      endif
+    else
+      let link_text .= vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext', link_infos.index)
+      let target_file = vimwiki#path#file_segment(link_text)
+      let link_infos.target = vimwiki#path#join(root_dir, target_file)
     endif
 
   elseif link_infos.scheme ==# 'diary'
     let link_infos.index = source_wiki
 
-    let link_infos.filename =
+    let root_dir = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path', link_infos.index)
-          \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', link_infos.index) .
+    let target_file = vimwiki#path#file_segment(link_text .
-          \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path', link_infos.index) .
+          \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext', link_infos.index))
-          \ link_text .
+    let link_infos.target = vimwiki#path#join(root_dir, target_file)
-          \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext', link_infos.index)
+  elseif (link_infos.scheme ==# 'file' || link_infos.scheme ==# 'local') &&
-  elseif (link_infos.scheme ==# 'file' || link_infos.scheme ==# 'local') && is_relative
+        \ vimwiki#path#is_absolute(link_text)
-    let link_infos.filename = simplify(root_dir . link_text)
+    let link_infos.target = vimwiki#path#file_obj(link_text)
-  else " absolute file link
+  else " relative file link
-    " collapse repeated leading "/"'s within a link
+    let root_dir = vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(source_file)
-    let link_text = substitute(link_text, '\m^/\+', '/', '')
+    let target_file = vimwiki#path#file_segment(link_text)
-    " expand ~/
+    let link_infos.target = vimwiki#path#join(root_dir, target_file)
-    let link_text = fnamemodify(link_text, ':p')
-    let link_infos.filename = simplify(link_text)
   endif
 
-  let link_infos.filename = vimwiki#path#normalize(link_infos.filename)
   return link_infos
 endfunction
 
@@ -278,7 +255,7 @@ function! vimwiki#base#open_link(cmd, link, ...)
     let link_infos = vimwiki#base#resolve_link(a:link)
   endif
 
-  if link_infos.filename == ''
+  if link_infos.is_file == -1
     if link_infos.index == -1
       echomsg 'Vimwiki Error: No registered wiki ''' . link_infos.scheme . '''.'
     else
@@ -290,7 +267,7 @@ function! vimwiki#base#open_link(cmd, link, ...)
   let is_wiki_link = link_infos.scheme =~# '\mwiki\d\+' || link_infos.scheme =~# 'diary'
 
   let update_prev_link = is_wiki_link &&
-        \ !vimwiki#path#is_equal(link_infos.filename, vimwiki#path#current_wiki_file())
+        \ !vimwiki#path#is_equal(link_infos.target, vimwiki#path#current_wiki_file())
 
   let vimwiki_prev_link = []
   " update previous link for wiki pages
@@ -304,10 +281,10 @@ function! vimwiki#base#open_link(cmd, link, ...)
 
   " open/edit
   if is_wiki_link
-    call vimwiki#base#edit_file(a:cmd, link_infos.filename, link_infos.anchor,
+    call vimwiki#base#edit_file(a:cmd, link_infos.target, link_infos.anchor,
           \ vimwiki_prev_link, update_prev_link)
   else
-    call vimwiki#base#system_open_link(link_infos.filename)
+    call vimwiki#base#system_open_link(link_infos.target)
   endif
 endfunction
 
@@ -337,7 +314,7 @@ endfunction
 function! vimwiki#base#generate_links()
   let lines = []
 
-  let links = vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr'), 0)
+  let links = vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr'), 0, 0)
   call sort(links)
 
   let bullet = repeat(' ', vimwiki#lst#get_list_margin()) . vimwiki#lst#default_symbol().' '
@@ -393,7 +370,9 @@ function! vimwiki#base#backlinks()
 endfunction
 
 
-" Returns: a list containing all files of the given wiki as absolute file path.
+
+" XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX kann das weg?
+" Returns: a list containing all files of the given wiki as file objects.
 " If the given wiki number is negative, the diary of the current wiki is used
 " If the second argument is not zero, only directories are found
 function! vimwiki#base#find_files(wiki_nr, directories_only)
@@ -401,8 +380,7 @@ function! vimwiki#base#find_files(wiki_nr, directories_only)
   if wiki_nr >= 0
     let root_directory = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', wiki_nr)
   else
-    let root_directory = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path') .
+    let root_directory = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path')
-          \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path')
     let wiki_nr = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr')
   endif
   if a:directories_only
@@ -424,14 +402,18 @@ endfunction
 
 " Returns: a list containing the links to get from the current file to all wiki
 " files in the given wiki.
-" If the given wiki number is negative, the diary of the current wiki is used.
+" If a:diary_only is nonzero, the diary of the wiki is used.
-" If also_absolute_links is nonzero, also return links of the form /file
+" If a:also_absolute_links is nonzero, also return links of the form /file.
-function! vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(wiki_nr, also_absolute_links)
+function! vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(wiki_nr, diary_only, also_absolute_links)
-  let files = vimwiki#base#find_files(a:wiki_nr, 0)
+  if a:diary_only
+    let files = vimwiki#path#files_in_dir_recursive(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path'))
+  else
+    let files = vimwiki#path#files_in_dir_recursive(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'))
+  endif
   if a:wiki_nr == vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr')
     let cwd = vimwiki#path#wikify_path(expand('%:p:h'))
   elseif a:wiki_nr < 0
-    let cwd = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path') . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path')
+    let cwd = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path')
   else
     let cwd = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', a:wiki_nr)
   endif
@@ -446,7 +428,7 @@ function! vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(wiki_nr, also_absolute_links)
       if a:wiki_nr == vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr')
         let cwd = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path')
       elseif a:wiki_nr < 0
-        let cwd = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path') . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path')
+        let cwd = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path')
       endif
       let wikifile = fnamemodify(wikifile, ':r') " strip extension
       let wikifile = '/'.vimwiki#path#relpath(cwd, wikifile)
@@ -608,7 +590,7 @@ function! s:get_links(wikifile, idx)
       endif
       let link_count += 1
       let target = vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link_text, a:wikifile)
-      if target.filename != '' && target.scheme =~# '\mwiki\d\+\|diary\|file\|local'
+      if target.is_file != -1 && target.scheme =~# '\mwiki\d\+\|diary\|file\|local'
         call add(links, [target.filename, target.anchor, lnum, col])
       endif
     endwhile
@@ -1915,11 +1897,11 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:is_diary_file(filename)
   let file_path = vimwiki#path#path_norm(a:filename)
-  let rel_path = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path')
+  let diary_path = vimwiki#path#path_norm(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path'))
-  let diary_path = vimwiki#path#path_norm(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path') . rel_path)
+  return !vimwiki#path#equal(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'),
-  return rel_path != '' && file_path =~# '^'.vimwiki#u#escape(diary_path)
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path'))
-endfunction
+        \ && file_path =~# '^'.vimwiki#u#escape(diary_path)
-
+endfunction " }}}
 
 function! vimwiki#base#normalize_link_helper(str, rxUrl, rxDesc, template)
   let url = matchstr(a:str, a:rxUrl)
@@ -1944,8 +1926,7 @@ endfunction
 function! s:normalize_link_in_diary(lnk)
   let link = a:lnk . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext')
   let link_wiki = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path') . '/' . link
-  let link_diary = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path') . '/'
+  let link_diary = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path') . '/' . link
-        \ . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path') . '/' . link
   let link_exists_in_diary = filereadable(link_diary)
   let link_exists_in_wiki = filereadable(link_wiki)
   let link_is_date = a:lnk =~# '\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d'
@@ -1956,8 +1937,10 @@ function! s:normalize_link_in_diary(lnk)
     let rxDesc = ''
     let template = vimwiki#vars#get_global('WikiLinkTemplate1')
   elseif link_exists_in_wiki
-    let depth = len(split(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path'), '/'))
+    let relative_link =
-    let str = repeat('../', depth) . a:lnk . '|' . a:lnk
+          \ vimwiki#path#relpath(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path'),
+          \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'))
+    let str = relative_link . a:lnk . '|' . a:lnk
     let rxUrl = '^.*\ze|'
     let rxDesc = '|\zs.*$'
     let template = vimwiki#vars#get_global('WikiLinkTemplate2')

autoload/vimwiki/diary.vim

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:diary_path(...)
   let idx = a:0 == 0 ? vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr') : a:1
-  return vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', idx).vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path', idx)
+  return vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path', idx)
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:get_diary_files()
   let rx = '^\d\{4}-\d\d-\d\d'
-  let s_files = glob(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path').
+  let s_files = glob(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path') . '*' . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'))
-        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path').'*'.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'))
   let files = split(s_files, '\n')
   call filter(files, 'fnamemodify(v:val, ":t") =~# "'.escape(rx, '\').'"')
 
@@ -194,8 +193,7 @@ function! vimwiki#diary#make_note(wnum, ...)
 
   " TODO: refactor it. base#goto_index uses the same
 
-  call vimwiki#path#mkdir(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', wiki_nr).
+  call vimwiki#path#mkdir(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path', wiki_nr))
-        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path', wiki_nr))
 
   let cmd = 'edit'
   if a:0
@@ -320,7 +318,7 @@ endfunction
 function vimwiki#diary#calendar_sign(day, month, year)
   let day = s:prefix_zero(a:day)
   let month = s:prefix_zero(a:month)
-  let sfile = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path').vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_rel_path').
+  let sfile = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('diary_path') .
         \ a:year.'-'.month.'-'.day.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext')
   return filereadable(expand(sfile))
 endfunction

autoload/vimwiki/html.vim

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ endif
 let g:loaded_vimwiki_html_auto = 1
 
 
-function! s:root_path(subdir)
+function! s:path_from_subdir_to_root(subdir)
-  return repeat('../', len(split(a:subdir, '[/\\]')))
+  return vimwiki#path#relpath(a:subdir, vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html'))
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -43,87 +43,67 @@ function! s:is_img_link(lnk)
 endfunction
 
 
-function! s:has_abs_path(fname)
+function! s:corresponding_html_file(wiki_file)
-  if a:fname =~# '\(^.:\)\|\(^/\)'
+  let relative_wiki_path = vimwiki#path#subtract(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'), a:wiki_file)
+  let html_file = vimwiki#path#join(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html'), relative_wiki_path)
+  let html_file = vimwiki#path#set_extension(html_file, 'html')
+  return html_file
+endfunction
+
+
+function! s:corresponding_wiki_file(html_file)
+  let html_path = vimwiki#path#subtract(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html'), a:html_file)
+  let wiki_file = vimwiki#path#join(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'), html_path)
+  let wiki_file = vimwiki#path#set_extension(wiki_file, vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'))
+  return wiki_file
+endfunction
+
+
+function! s:default_CSS_full_name()
+  return vimwiki#path#join(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html'),
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('css_name'))
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns: 1 if it was created, 0 if it already existed
+function! s:create_default_CSS()
+  let css_full_name = s:default_CSS_full_name()
+  if vimwiki#path#exists(css_full_name)
+    return 0
+  else
+    let default_css = vimwiki#path#find_autoload_file('style.css')
+    call vimwiki#path#copy_file(default_css, css_full_name)
     return 1
   endif
-  return 0
-endfunction
-
-
-function! s:find_autoload_file(name)
-  for path in split(&runtimepath, ',')
-    let fname = path.'/autoload/vimwiki/'.a:name
-    if glob(fname) != ''
-      return fname
-    endif
-  endfor
-  return ''
-endfunction
-
-
-function! s:default_CSS_full_name(path)
-  let path = expand(a:path)
-  let css_full_name = path . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('css_name')
-  return css_full_name
-endfunction
-
-
-function! s:create_default_CSS(path)
-  let css_full_name = s:default_CSS_full_name(a:path)
-  if glob(css_full_name) == ""
-    call vimwiki#path#mkdir(fnamemodify(css_full_name, ':p:h'))
-    let default_css = s:find_autoload_file('style.css')
-    if default_css != ''
-      let lines = readfile(default_css)
-      call writefile(lines, css_full_name)
-      return 1
-    endif
-  endif
-  return 0
 endfunction
 
 
 function! s:template_full_name(name)
-  if a:name == ''
+  let filename = vimwiki#path#file_segment(name . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_ext'))
-    let name = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_default')
+  let template_file = vimwiki#path#join(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_path'), filename)
-  else
+  return template_file
-    let name = a:name
-  endif
-
-  let fname = expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_path').
-        \ name . vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_ext'))
-
-  if filereadable(fname)
-    return fname
-  else
-    return ''
-  endif
 endfunction
 
 
-function! s:get_html_template(template)
+function! s:get_html_template(template_name)
-  " TODO: refactor it!!!
+  if a:template_name != ''
-  let lines=[]
+    let template_file = s:template_full_name(a:template)
-
-  if a:template != ''
-    let template_name = s:template_full_name(a:template)
     try
-      let lines = readfile(template_name)
+      let lines = readfile(vimwiki#path#to_string(template_file))
       return lines
     catch /E484/
-      echomsg 'Vimwiki: HTML template '.template_name. ' does not exist!'
+      echomsg 'Vimwiki: HTML template '.vimwiki#path#to_string(template_file). ' does not exist!'
     endtry
+    return []
+  else
+    let default_template_file =
+          \ s:template_full_name(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_default'))
+    if !vimwiki#path#exists(default_template_file)
+      let default_template_file = vimwiki#path#find_autoload_file('default.tpl')
+    endif
+    let lines = readfile(default_tpl)
+    return lines
   endif
-
-  let default_tpl = s:template_full_name('')
-
-  if default_tpl == ''
-    let default_tpl = s:find_autoload_file('default.tpl')
-  endif
-
-  let lines = readfile(default_tpl)
-  return lines
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -151,26 +131,25 @@ function! s:safe_html_line(line)
 endfunction
 
 
-function! s:delete_html_files(path)
+function! s:delete_html_files()
-  let htmlfiles = split(glob(a:path.'**/*.html'), '\n')
+  let htmlfiles =
-  for fname in htmlfiles
+        \ vimwiki#path#files_in_dir_recursive(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html'), 'html')
+  for html_file in htmlfiles
+
     " ignore user html files, e.g. search.html,404.html
-    if stridx(vimwiki#vars#get_global('user_htmls'), fnamemodify(fname, ":t")) >= 0
+    if index(vimwiki#vars#get_global('user_htmls'), vimwiki#path#filename(html_file)) >= 0
       continue
     endif
 
     " delete if there is no corresponding wiki file
-    let subdir = vimwiki#base#subdir(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html'), fname)
+    if vimwiki#path#exists(s:corresponding_wiki_file(html_file))
-    let wikifile = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path').subdir.
-          \fnamemodify(fname, ":t:r").vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext')
-    if filereadable(wikifile)
       continue
     endif
 
     try
-      call delete(fname)
+      call delete(vimwiki#path#to_string(html_file))
     catch
-      echomsg 'Vimwiki Error: Cannot delete '.fname
+      echomsg 'Vimwiki Error: Cannot delete '.vimwiki#path#to_string(html_file)
     endtry
   endfor
 endfunction
@@ -231,21 +210,15 @@ endfunction
 
 
 function! s:is_html_uptodate(wikifile)
-  let tpl_time = -1
+  let htmlfile_ftime = getftime(vimwiki#path#to_string(s:corresponding_html_file(a:wikifile)))
 
-  let tpl_file = s:template_full_name('')
+  " The HTML file should also be considered out of date if the default template has been changed in
-  if tpl_file != ''
+  " the meantime. This is not completely correct, because the wiki file could use a template which
-    let tpl_time = getftime(tpl_file)
+  " is not the default one. But it's better than nothing.
-  endif
+  let tpl_file = s:template_full_name(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_default'))
+  let tpl_time = getftime(tpl_file)
 
-  let wikifile = fnamemodify(a:wikifile, ":p")
+  return getftime(wikifile) <= htmlfile_ftime && tpl_time <= htmlfile_ftime
-  let htmlfile = expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html') .
-        \ vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir') . fnamemodify(wikifile, ":t:r").".html")
-
-  if getftime(wikifile) <= getftime(htmlfile) && tpl_time <= getftime(htmlfile)
-    return 1
-  endif
-  return 0
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -410,17 +383,18 @@ function! s:tag_wikiincl(value)
     let link_infos = vimwiki#base#resolve_link(url_0)
 
     if link_infos.scheme =~# '\mlocal\|wiki\d\+\|diary'
-      let url = vimwiki#path#relpath(fnamemodify(s:current_html_file, ':h'), link_infos.filename)
+      let url = vimwiki#path#relpath(vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(s:current_html_file),
+            \ link_infos.target)
       " strip the .html extension when we have wiki links, so that the user can
       " simply write {{image.png}} to include an image from the wiki directory
       if link_infos.scheme =~# '\mwiki\d\+\|diary'
-        let url = fnamemodify(url, ':r')
+        let url = vimwiki#path#filename_without_extension(url)
       endif
     else
-      let url = link_infos.filename
+      let url = link_infos.target
     endif
 
-    let url = escape(url, '#')
+    let url = escape(vimwiki#path#to_string(url), '#')
     let line = s:linkify_image(url, descr, verbatim_str)
   endif
   return line
@@ -447,20 +421,17 @@ function! s:tag_wikilink(value)
 
     if link_infos.scheme ==# 'file'
       " external file links are always absolute
-      let html_link = link_infos.filename
+      let html_link = vimwiki#path#to_string(link_infos.target)
     elseif link_infos.scheme ==# 'local'
-      let html_link = vimwiki#path#relpath(fnamemodify(s:current_html_file, ':h'),
+      let html_link = vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#path#relpath(
-            \ link_infos.filename)
+            \ vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(s:current_html_file), link_infos.target))
     elseif link_infos.scheme =~# '\mwiki\d\+\|diary'
       " wiki links are always relative to the current file
-      let html_link = vimwiki#path#relpath(
+      let target_html_file = s:corresponding_html_file(link_infos.target)
-            \ fnamemodify(s:current_wiki_file, ':h'),
+      let html_link = vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#path#relpath(
-            \ fnamemodify(link_infos.filename, ':r'))
+            \ vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(s:current_html_file), target_html_file))
-      if html_link !~ '\m/$'
-        let html_link .= '.html'
-      endif
     else " other schemes, like http, are left untouched
-      let html_link = link_infos.filename
+      let html_link = link_infos.target
     endif
 
     if link_infos.anchor != ''
@@ -1392,57 +1363,61 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:use_custom_wiki2html()
   let custom_wiki2html = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('custom_wiki2html')
-  return !empty(custom_wiki2html) &&
+  return vimwiki#path#is_executable(custom_wiki2html)
-        \ (s:file_exists(custom_wiki2html) || s:binary_exists(custom_wiki2html))
 endfunction
 
 
-function! vimwiki#html#CustomWiki2HTML(path, wikifile, force)
+function! s:call_custom_wiki2HTML(output_dir, wikifile, force)
-  call vimwiki#path#mkdir(a:path)
+  call vimwiki#path#mkdir(a:output_dir)
-  echomsg system(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('custom_wiki2html'). ' '.
+
-      \ a:force. ' '.
+  let arguments = [
-      \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('syntax'). ' '.
+        \ a:force,
-      \ strpart(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'), 1). ' '.
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('syntax'),
-      \ shellescape(a:path). ' '.
+        \ strpart(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'), 1),
-      \ shellescape(a:wikifile). ' '.
+        \ vimwiki#path#to_string(a:output_dir),
-      \ shellescape(s:default_CSS_full_name(a:path)). ' '.
+        \ vimwiki#path#to_string(a:wikifile),
-      \ (len(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_path')) > 1 ?
+        \ vimwiki#path#to_string(s:default_CSS_full_name()),
-      \     shellescape(expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_path'))) : '-'). ' '.
+        \ vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_path')),
-      \ (len(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_default')) > 0 ?
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_default'),
-      \     vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_default') : '-'). ' '.
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_ext'),
-      \ (len(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_ext')) > 0 ?
+        \ vimwiki#path#to_string(s:path_from_subdir_to_root(a:output_dir)),
-      \     vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('template_ext') : '-'). ' '.
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('custom_wiki2html_args')
-      \ (len(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir')) > 0 ?
+        \ ]
-      \     shellescape(s:root_path(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir'))) : '-'). ' '.
+
-      \ (len(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('custom_wiki2html_args')) > 0 ?
+  for i in range(len(arguments))
-      \     vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('custom_wiki2html_args') : '-'))
+    if arguments[i] =~# '\m^\s*$'
+      let arguments[i] = '-'
+    endif
+    let arguments[i] = shellescape(arguments[i])
+  endfor
+
+  echomsg system(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('custom_wiki2html'). ' '. join(arguments, ' '))
 endfunction
 
 
-function! s:convert_file(path_html, wikifile)
+function! s:convert_file(wikifile)
   let done = 0
 
-  let wikifile = fnamemodify(a:wikifile, ":p")
+  let html_file = s:corresponding_html_file(a:wikifile)
-
-  let path_html = expand(a:path_html).vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir')
-  let htmlfile = fnamemodify(wikifile, ":t:r").'.html'
 
   " the currently processed file name is needed when processing links
   " yeah yeah, shame on me for using (quasi-) global variables
-  let s:current_wiki_file = wikifile
+  let s:current_wiki_file = a:wikifile
-  let s:current_html_file = path_html . htmlfile
+  let s:current_html_file = html_file
+
+  let output_dir = vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(html_file)
 
   if s:use_custom_wiki2html()
     let force = 1
-    call vimwiki#html#CustomWiki2HTML(path_html, wikifile, force)
+    call s:call_custom_wiki2HTML(output_dir, wikifile, force)
     let done = 1
   endif
 
   if s:syntax_supported() && done == 0
-    let lsource = readfile(wikifile)
+    let lsource = readfile(vimwiki#path#to_string(a:wikifile))
     let ldest = []
 
-    call vimwiki#path#mkdir(path_html)
+    call vimwiki#path#mkdir(output_dir)
 
     " nohtml placeholder -- to skip html generation.
     let nohtml = 0
@@ -1508,7 +1483,7 @@ function! s:convert_file(path_html, wikifile)
 
     if nohtml
       echon "\r"."%nohtml placeholder found"
-      return ''
+      return vimwiki#path#null_file()
     endif
 
     call s:remove_blank_lines(ldest)
@@ -1525,7 +1500,7 @@ function! s:convert_file(path_html, wikifile)
     call s:close_tag_table(state.table, lines, state.header_ids)
     call extend(ldest, lines)
 
-    let title = s:process_title(placeholders, fnamemodify(a:wikifile, ":t:r"))
+    let title = s:process_title(placeholders, vimwiki#path#filename(a:wikifile))
     let date = s:process_date(placeholders, strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
 
     let html_lines = s:get_html_template(template_name)
@@ -1534,10 +1509,9 @@ function! s:convert_file(path_html, wikifile)
     call map(html_lines, 'substitute(v:val, "%title%", "'. title .'", "g")')
     call map(html_lines, 'substitute(v:val, "%date%", "'. date .'", "g")')
     call map(html_lines, 'substitute(v:val, "%root_path%", "'.
-          \ s:root_path(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir')) .'", "g")')
+          \ s:path_from_subdir_to_root(output_dir) .'", "g")')
 
-    let css_name = expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('css_name'))
+    let css_name = vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('css_name'))
-    let css_name = substitute(css_name, '\', '/', 'g')
     call map(html_lines, 'substitute(v:val, "%css%", "'. css_name .'", "g")')
 
     let enc = &fileencoding
@@ -1548,30 +1522,30 @@ function! s:convert_file(path_html, wikifile)
 
     let html_lines = s:html_insert_contents(html_lines, ldest) " %contents%
 
-    call writefile(html_lines, path_html.htmlfile)
+    call writefile(html_lines, vimwiki#path#to_string(html_file))
     let done = 1
 
   endif
 
   if done == 0
     echomsg 'Vimwiki Error: Conversion to HTML is not supported for this syntax'
-    return ''
+    return vimwiki#path#null_file()
   endif
 
-  return path_html.htmlfile
+  return html_file
 endfunction
 
 
-function! vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(path_html, wikifile)
+function! vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(wikifile)
-  let result = s:convert_file(a:path_html, a:wikifile)
+  let result = s:convert_file(a:wikifile)
-  if result != ''
+  if !vimwiki#path#is_null(result)
-    call s:create_default_CSS(a:path_html)
+    call s:create_default_CSS()
   endif
   return result
 endfunction
 
 
-function! vimwiki#html#WikiAll2HTML(path_html)
+function! vimwiki#html#WikiAll2HTML()
   if !s:syntax_supported() && !s:use_custom_wiki2html()
     echomsg 'Vimwiki Error: Conversion to HTML is not supported for this syntax'
     return
@@ -1587,76 +1561,45 @@ function! vimwiki#html#WikiAll2HTML(path_html)
   endtry
   let &eventignore = save_eventignore
 
-  let path_html = expand(a:path_html)
+  let path_html = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')
+
   call vimwiki#path#mkdir(path_html)
 
   echomsg 'Vimwiki: Deleting non-wiki html files ...'
-  call s:delete_html_files(path_html)
+  call s:delete_html_files()
 
   echomsg 'Vimwiki: Converting wiki to html files ...'
   let setting_more = &more
   setlocal nomore
 
-  " temporarily adjust current_subdir global state variable
+  let wikifiles = vimwiki#path#files_in_dir_recursive(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'),
-  let current_subdir = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir')
+        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'))
-  let current_invsubdir = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('invsubdir')
-
-  let wikifiles = split(glob(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path').'**/*'.
-        \ vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext')), '\n')
   for wikifile in wikifiles
-    let wikifile = fnamemodify(wikifile, ":p")
-
-    " temporarily adjust 'subdir' and 'invsubdir' state variables
-    let subdir = vimwiki#base#subdir(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'), wikifile)
-    call vimwiki#vars#set_bufferlocal('subdir', subdir)
-    call vimwiki#vars#set_bufferlocal('invsubdir', vimwiki#base#invsubdir(subdir))
-
     if !s:is_html_uptodate(wikifile)
-      echomsg 'Vimwiki: Processing '.wikifile
+      echomsg 'Vimwiki: Processing '.vimwiki#path#to_string(wikifile)
-
+      call s:convert_file(wikifile)
-      call s:convert_file(path_html, wikifile)
     else
-      echomsg 'Vimwiki: Skipping '.wikifile
+      echomsg 'Vimwiki: Skipping '.vimwiki#path#to_string(wikifile)
     endif
   endfor
-  " reset 'subdir' state variable
-  call vimwiki#vars#set_bufferlocal('subdir', current_subdir)
-  call vimwiki#vars#set_bufferlocal('invsubdir', current_invsubdir)
 
-  let created = s:create_default_CSS(path_html)
+  let created = s:create_default_CSS()
   if created
     echomsg 'Vimwiki: Default style.css has been created'
   endif
-  echomsg 'Vimwiki: HTML exported to '.path_html
+  echomsg 'Vimwiki: HTML exported to '.vimwiki#path#to_string(path_html)
   echomsg 'Vimwiki: Done!'
 
   let &more = setting_more
 endfunction
 
 
-function! s:file_exists(fname)
-  return !empty(getftype(expand(a:fname)))
-endfunction
-
-
-function! s:binary_exists(fname)
-  return executable(expand(a:fname))
-endfunction
-
-
-function! s:get_wikifile_url(wikifile)
-  return vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html') .
-    \ vimwiki#base#subdir(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'), a:wikifile).
-    \ fnamemodify(a:wikifile, ":t:r").'.html'
-endfunction
-
-
 function! vimwiki#html#PasteUrl(wikifile)
-  execute 'r !echo file://'.s:get_wikifile_url(a:wikifile)
+  execute 'r !echo file://'.s:corresponding_html_file(a:wikifile)
 endfunction
 
 
 function! vimwiki#html#CatUrl(wikifile)
-  execute '!echo file://'.s:get_wikifile_url(a:wikifile)
+  execute '!echo file://'.s:corresponding_html_file(a:wikifile)
 endfunction
 

autoload/vimwiki/path.vim

@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ function! vimwiki#path#path_norm(path)
 endfunction
 
 
-function! vimwiki#path#is_link_to_dir(link)
-  " Check if link is to a directory.
-  " It should be ended with \ or /.
-  return a:link =~# '\m[/\\]$'
-endfunction
-
-
 function! vimwiki#path#abs_path_of_link(link)
   return vimwiki#path#normalize(expand("%:p:h").'/'.a:link)
 endfunction
@@ -124,22 +117,21 @@ endfunction
 " If the optional argument provided and nonzero,
 " it will ask before creating a directory
 " Returns: 1 iff directory exists or successfully created
-function! vimwiki#path#mkdir(path, ...)
+function! vimwiki#path#mkdir(dir_obj, ...)
-  let path = expand(a:path)
 
-  if path =~# '^scp:'
+  if a:dir_obj.protocoll ==# 'scp'
     " we can not do much, so let's pretend everything is ok
     return 1
   endif
 
-  if isdirectory(path)
+  if vimwiki#path#exists(a:dir_obj)
     return 1
   else
     if !exists("*mkdir")
       return 0
     endif
 
-    let path = vimwiki#path#chomp_slash(path)
+    let path = vimwiki#path#to_string(a:dir_obj)
     if vimwiki#u#is_windows() && !empty(vimwiki#vars#get_global('w32_dir_enc'))
       let path = iconv(path, &enc, vimwiki#vars#get_global('w32_dir_enc'))
     endif
@@ -154,11 +146,11 @@ function! vimwiki#path#mkdir(path, ...)
 endfunction
 
 
-function! vimwiki#path#is_absolute(path)
+function! vimwiki#path#is_absolute(path_string)
   if vimwiki#u#is_windows()
-    return a:path =~? '\m^\a:'
+    return a:path_string =~? '\m^\a:'
   else
-    return a:path =~# '\m^/\|\~/'
+    return a:path_string =~# '\m^/\|\~/'
   endif
 endfunction
 
@@ -181,3 +173,271 @@ else
   endfunction
 endif
 
+
+"----------------------------------------------------------
+" Path manipulation, i.e. functions which do stuff with the paths of (not necessarily existing) files
+"----------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+" The used data types are
+"
+" - directory object:
+"    - used for an absolute path to a directory
+"    - internally, it is a dictionary with the following entries:
+"      - 'protocoll' -- how to access the file. Supported are 'scp' or 'file'
+"      - 'is_unix' -- 1 if it's supposed to be a unix-like path
+"      - 'path' -- a list containing the directory names starting at the root
+" - file object:
+"    - for an absolute path to a file
+"    - internally a list [dir_obj, file name]
+" - file segment:
+"    - for a relative path to a file or a part of an absolute path
+"    - internally a list where the first element is a list of directory names and the second the
+"      file name
+" - directory segment:
+"    - for a relative path to a directory or a part of an absolute path
+"    - internally a list of directory names
+
+
+" create and return a file object from a string. It is assumed that the given
+" path is absolute and points to a file (not a directory)
+function! vimwiki#path#file_obj(filepath)
+  if a:filepath == ''
+    return vimwiki#path#null_file()
+  else
+    let filename = fnamemodify(a:filepath, ':p:t')
+    let path = fnamemodify(a:filepath, ':p:h')
+    return [vimwiki#path#dir_obj(path), filename]
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#null_file()
+  return []
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#is_null(file)
+  return empty(a:file)
+endfunction
+
+
+" create and return a dir object from a string. The given path should be
+" absolute and point to a directory.
+function! vimwiki#path#dir_obj(dirpath)
+  if a:dirpath =~# '^scp:'
+    let dirpath = a:dirpath[4:]
+    let protocoll = 'scp'
+  else
+    let dirpath = resolve(fnamemodify(a:dirpath, ':p'))
+    let protocoll = 'file'
+  endif
+  let path = split(vimwiki#path#chomp_slash(dirpath), '\m[/\\]', 1)
+  let is_unix = dirpath[0] ==# '/'
+  let result = {
+    \ 'is_unix' : is_unix,
+    \ 'protocoll' : protocoll,
+    \ 'path' : path,
+    \}
+  return result
+endfunction
+
+
+" Assume it is not an absolute path
+function! vimwiki#path#file_segment(path_segment)
+  let filename = fnamemodify(a:path_segment, ':t')
+  let path = fnamemodify(a:path_segment, ':h')
+  let path_list = (path ==# '.' ? [] : split(path, '\m[/\\]', 1))
+  return [path_list, filename]
+endfunction
+
+
+" Assume it is not an absolute path
+function! vimwiki#path#dir_segment(path_segment)
+  return split(a:path_segment, '\m[/\\]', 1)
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#extension(file_object)
+  return fnamemodify(a:file_object[1], ':e')
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#set_extension(file_obj, new_ext)
+  let new_filename = vimwiki#path#filename_without_extension(a:file_obj) . '.' . a:new_ext
+  let a:file_obj[1] = new_filename
+  return a:file_obj
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#filename_without_extension(file_object)
+  return fnamemodify(a:file_object[1], ':r')
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns: the dir of the file object as dir object
+function! vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(file_object)
+  return copy(a:file_object[0])
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns: the file_obj's file name as a string
+function! vimwiki#path#filename(file_object)
+  return a:file_object[1]
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns: the dir_obj, file_obj, file segment or dir segment as string, ready
+" to be used with the regular path handling functions in Vim
+function! vimwiki#path#to_string(obj)
+  if type(a:obj) == 4   " dir object
+    let separator = a:obj.is_unix ? '/' : '\'
+    let address = join(dir_obj.path, separator) . separator
+    return address
+  elseif type(a:obj[0]) == 4  " file object
+    let dir_obj = type(a:obj) == 4 ? a:obj : a:obj[0]
+    let separator = a:obj[0].is_unix ? '/' : '\'
+    let address = join(a:obj[0].path, separator) . separator . a:obj[1]
+    return address
+  elseif type(a:obj[0]) == 3  " file segment
+    " XXX: what about the separator?
+    return join(a:obj[0], '/') . '/' . a:obj[1]
+  elseif type(a:obj[0]) == 1  " directory segment
+    return join(a:obj, '/') . '/'
+  else
+    call vimwiki#u#error('Invalid argument ' . string(a:obj))
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns: the given a:dir_obj with a:str appended to the dir name
+function! vimwiki#path#append_to_dirname(dir_obj, str)
+  let a:dir_obj.path[-1] .= a:str
+  return a:dir_obj
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns a file object made from a dir object plus a file semgent
+function! vimwiki#path#join(dir_obj, file_segment)
+  let new_dir_object = copy(a:dir_obj)
+  let new_dir_object.path += a:file_segment[0]
+  return [new_dir_object, a:file_segment[1]]
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns a dir object made from a dir object plus a dir semgent
+function! vimwiki#path#join_dir(dir_path, dir_segment)
+  let new_dir_object = copy(a:dir_path)
+  let new_dir_object.path += a:dir_segment
+  return new_dir_object
+endfunction
+
+
+" returns the file segment fs, so that join(dir, fs) == file
+" we just assume the file is somewhere in dir
+function! vimwiki#path#subtract(dir_object, file_object)
+  let path_rest = a:file_object[0].path[len(a:dir_object.path):]
+  return [path_rest, file_object[1]]
+endfunction
+
+
+" Returns: the relative path from a:dir to a:file
+" XXX wenn die beiden identisch sind, sollte . rauskommen
+function! vimwiki#path#relpath(dir1_object, dir2_object)
+  let dir1_path = copy(a:dir1_object.path)
+  let dir2_path = copy(a:dir2_object.path)
+  let result_path = []
+  while (len(dir) > 0 && len(file) > 0) && vimwiki#path#is_equal(dir1_path[0], dir2_path[0])
+    call remove(dir1_path, 0)
+    call remove(dir2_path, 0)
+  endwhile
+  for segment in dir1_path
+    let result += ['..']
+  endfor
+  for segment in dir2_path
+    let result += [segment]
+  endfor
+  let result = {
+    \ 'is_unix' : a:dir1_object.is_unix,
+    \ 'protocoll' : a:dir1_object.protocoll,
+    \ 'path' : result_path,
+    \}
+  return result
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#is_file_in_dir(file, dir)
+  let file_path_segments = a:file[0].path
+  let dir_path_segments = a:dir.path
+  if len(dir_path_segments) > len(file_path_segments)
+    return 0
+  endif
+  for i in range(len(a:dir.path))
+    if !vimwiki#path#is_equal(a:dir.path[i], file_path_segments[i])
+      return 0
+    endif
+  endfor
+  return 1
+endfunction
+
+
+"-----------------
+" File manipulation, i.e. do stuff with actually existing files
+"-----------------
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#current_file()
+  return vimwiki#path#file_obj(expand('%:p'))
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#exists(object)
+  if type(a:object) == 4
+    return isdirectory(vimwiki#path#to_string(a:object))
+  else
+    if vimwiki#path#is_null(a:object)
+      return 0
+    endif
+    " glob() checks whether or not a file exists (readable or writable)
+    return glob(vimwiki#path#to_string(a:object)) != ''
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+
+function! vimwiki#path#is_executable(file)
+  return vimwiki#path#exists(a:file) && executable(vimwiki#path#to_string(a:file))
+endfunction
+
+
+" this must be outside a function, because only outside a function <sfile> expands
+" to the directory where this file is in
+let s:vimwiki_autoload_dir = expand('<sfile>:p:h')
+
+function! vimwiki#path#find_autoload_file(filename)
+  let autoload_dir = vimwiki#path#dir_obj(s:vimwiki_autoload_dir)
+  let filename_obj = vimwiki#path#file_segment(a:filename)
+  let file = vimwiki#path#join(autoload_dir, filename_obj)
+  if !vimwiki#path#exists(file)
+    echom 'Vimwiki Error: ' . vimwiki#path#to_string(file) . ' not found'
+  endif
+  return file
+endfunction
+
+function! vimwiki#path#copy_file(file_obj, dir_obj)
+  call vimwiki#path#mkdir(a:dir_obj)
+  let new_file = deepcopy(a:file_obj)
+  let new_file[0] = copy(a:dir_obj)
+  let lines = readfile(vimwiki#path#to_string(a:file_obj))
+  let ok = writefile(lines, vimwiki#path#to_string(new_file))
+  if ok < 0
+    call vimwiki#u#error('Could not write ' . vimwiki#path#to_string(new_file))
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+" Returns: a list of all files somewhere in a:dir_obj with extension a:ext
+function! vimwiki#path#files_in_dir_recursive(dir_obj, ext)
+  let separator = a:dir_obj.is_unix ? '/' : '\'
+  let glob_expression = vimwiki#path#to_string(a:dir_obj) . '**' . separator . '*.' . a:ext
+  let file_strings = split(glob(glob_expression), '\n')
+  return map(file_strings, 'vimwiki#path#file_obj(v:val)')
+endfunction

autoload/vimwiki/tags.vim

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function! vimwiki#tags#update_tags(full_rebuild, all_files)
   let all_files = a:all_files != ''
   if !a:full_rebuild
     " Updating for one page (current)
-    let page_name = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir') . expand('%:t:r')
+    let page_name = s:page_name(vimwiki#path#current_file())
     " Collect tags in current file
     let tags = s:scan_tags(getline(1, '$'), page_name)
     " Load metadata file
@@ -44,13 +44,12 @@ function! vimwiki#tags#update_tags(full_rebuild, all_files)
     call s:write_tags_metadata(metadata)
   else " full rebuild
     let files = vimwiki#base#find_files(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr'), 0)
-    let wiki_base_dir = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path')
+    let tags_file_last_modification =
-    let tags_file_last_modification = getftime(vimwiki#tags#metadata_file_path())
+          \ getftime(vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#tags#metadata_file_path()))
     let metadata = s:load_tags_metadata()
     for file in files
-      if all_files || getftime(file) >= tags_file_last_modification
+      if all_files || getftime(vimwiki#path#to_string(file)) >= tags_file_last_modification
-        let subdir = vimwiki#base#subdir(wiki_base_dir, file)
+        let page_name = s:page_name(file)
-        let page_name = subdir . fnamemodify(file, ':t:r')
         let tags = s:scan_tags(readfile(file), page_name)
         let metadata = s:remove_page_from_tags(metadata, page_name)
         let metadata = s:merge_tags(metadata, page_name, tags)
@@ -61,6 +60,13 @@ function! vimwiki#tags#update_tags(full_rebuild, all_files)
 endfunction
 
 
+function! s:page_name(file_obj)
+  let wiki_base_dir = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path')
+  let segment = vimwiki#path#subtract(wiki_base_dir, a:file_obj)
+  return vimwiki#path#to_string(segment)
+endfunction
+
+
 "   Scans the list of text lines (argument) and produces tags metadata as a list of tag entries.
 function! s:scan_tags(lines, page_name)
 
@@ -142,8 +148,8 @@ endfunction
 
 "   Returns tags metadata file path
 function! vimwiki#tags#metadata_file_path() abort
-  return fnamemodify(vimwiki#path#join_path(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'),
+  return vimwiki#path#join(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'),
-        \ s:TAGS_METADATA_FILE_NAME), ':p')
+        \ vimwiki#path#file_segment(s:TAGS_METADATA_FILE_NAME))
 endfunction
 
 

autoload/vimwiki/u.vim

@@ -70,3 +70,7 @@ else
   endfunc
 endif
 
+
+function vimwiki#u#error(message)
+  echom 'Vimwiki Error: ' . a:message
+endfunction

autoload/vimwiki/vars.vim

@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ endfunction
 
 
 function! s:normalize_global_settings()
+  let g:vimwiki_global_vars.dir_link =
+        \ vimwiki#path#file_segment(g:vimwiki_global_vars.dir_link)
+
   let keys = keys(g:vimwiki_global_vars.ext2syntax)
   for ext in keys
     " ensure the file extensions in ext2syntax start with a dot
@@ -235,6 +238,13 @@ function! s:normalize_global_settings()
       let g:vimwiki_global_vars.ext2syntax[ext] = 'media'
     endif
   endfor
+
+  let new_user_htmls = []
+  for file_name in split(g:vimwiki_global_vars.user_htmls, ',')
+    let trimmed = vimwiki#u#trim(file_name)
+    call add(new_user_htmls, vimwiki#path#file_segment(trimmed))
+  endfor
+  let g:vimwiki_global_vars.user_htmls = new_user_htmls
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -381,18 +391,23 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:normalize_wikilocal_settings()
   for wiki_settings in g:vimwiki_wikilocal_vars
-    let wiki_settings['path'] = s:normalize_path(wiki_settings['path'])
+    let wiki_settings.css_name = vimwiki#path#file_segment(wiki_settings.css_name)
+
+    let wiki_settings.custom_wiki2html = vimwiki#path#file_object(wiki_settings.custom_wiki2html)
+
+    let wiki_settings['path'] = vimwiki#path#dir_obj(wiki_settings['path'])
 
     let path_html = wiki_settings['path_html']
     if !empty(path_html)
-      let wiki_settings['path_html'] = s:normalize_path(path_html)
+      let wiki_settings['path_html'] = vimwiki#path#dir_obj(path_html)
     else
-      let wiki_settings['path_html'] = s:normalize_path(
+      let wiki_settings['path_html'] = vimwiki#path#append_to_dirname(wiki_settings['path'],
-            \ substitute(wiki_settings['path'], '[/\\]\+$', '', '').'_html/')
+            \ '_html')
     endif
 
-    let wiki_settings['template_path'] = s:normalize_path(wiki_settings['template_path'])
+    let wiki_settings['template_path'] =  vimwiki#path#dir_obj(wiki_settings['template_path'])
-    let wiki_settings['diary_rel_path'] = s:normalize_path(wiki_settings['diary_rel_path'])
+    let wiki_settings['diary_path'] =  vimwiki#path#join_dir(wiki_settings['path'],
+          \ vimwiki#path#dir_segment(wiki_settings['diary_rel_path']))
 
     let ext = wiki_settings['ext']
     if !empty(ext) && ext[0] != '.'
@@ -774,15 +789,10 @@ function! vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal(key, ...)
   if type(value) != 1 || value !=# '/\/\'
     return value
   elseif a:key ==# 'wiki_nr'
-    call setbufvar(buffer, 'vimwiki_wiki_nr', vimwiki#base#find_wiki(expand('%:p')))
+    call setbufvar(buffer, 'vimwiki_wiki_nr', vimwiki#base#find_wiki(vimwiki#path#current_file()))
-  elseif a:key ==# 'subdir'
-    call setbufvar(buffer, 'vimwiki_subdir', vimwiki#base#current_subdir())
-  elseif a:key ==# 'invsubdir'
-    let subdir = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('subdir')
-    call setbufvar(buffer, 'vimwiki_invsubdir', vimwiki#base#invsubdir(subdir))
   elseif a:key ==# 'existing_wikifiles'
     call setbufvar(buffer, 'vimwiki_existing_wikifiles',
-          \ vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr'), 1))
+          \ vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr'), 0, 1))
   elseif a:key ==# 'existing_wikidirs'
     call setbufvar(buffer, 'vimwiki_existing_wikidirs',
         \ vimwiki#base#get_wiki_directories(vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr')))

doc/vimwiki.txt

@@ -2548,11 +2548,11 @@ A second example handles a new scheme, "vfile:", which behaves similar to
       return 0
     endif
     let link_infos = vimwiki#base#resolve_link(link)
-    if link_infos.filename == ''
+    if link_infos.is_file == -1
       echomsg 'Vimwiki Error: Unable to resolve link!'
       return 0
     else
-      exe 'tabnew ' . fnameescape(link_infos.filename)
+      exe 'tabnew ' . fnameescape(vimwiki#path#to_string(link_infos.target))
       return 1
     endif
   endfunction
@@ -2577,11 +2577,12 @@ right place. >
   function! VimwikiLinkConverter(link, source_wiki_file, target_html_file)
     if a:link =~# '^local:'
       let link_infos = vimwiki#base#resolve_link(a:link)
+      let target_file = vimwiki#path#to_string(link_infos.target)
       let html_link = vimwiki#path#relpath(
-                \ fnamemodify(a:source_wiki_file, ':h'), link_infos.filename)
+                \ fnamemodify(a:source_wiki_file, ':h'), target_file)
       let relative_link =
                 \ fnamemodify(a:target_html_file, ':h') . '/' . html_link
-      call system('cp ' . fnameescape(link_infos.filename) .
+      call system('cp ' . fnameescape(target_file) .
                 \ ' ' . fnameescape(relative_link))
       return html_link
     endif

ftplugin/vimwiki.vim

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif
 execute 'setlocal suffixesadd='.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext')
 setlocal isfname-=[,]
 
-exe "setlocal tags+=" . escape(vimwiki#tags#metadata_file_path(), ' \|"')
+exe "setlocal tags+=" . escape(vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#tags#metadata_file_path()), ' \|"')
 
 
 
@@ -68,19 +68,22 @@ function! Complete_wikifiles(findstart, base)
         if wikinumber >= vimwiki#vars#number_of_wikis()
           return []
         endif
+        let diary = 0
         let prefix = matchstr(a:base, '\m^wiki\d\+:\zs.*')
         let scheme = matchstr(a:base, '\m^wiki\d\+:\ze')
       elseif a:base =~# '^diary:'
-        let wikinumber = -1
+        let wikinumber = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr')
+        let diary = 1
         let prefix = matchstr(a:base, '^diary:\zs.*')
         let scheme = matchstr(a:base, '^diary:\ze')
       else " current wiki
         let wikinumber = vimwiki#vars#get_bufferlocal('wiki_nr')
+        let diary = 0
         let prefix = a:base
         let scheme = ''
       endif
 
-      let links = vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(wikinumber, 1)
+      let links = vimwiki#base#get_wikilinks(wikinumber, diary, 1)
       let result = []
       for wikifile in links
         if wikifile =~ '^'.vimwiki#u#escape(prefix)
@@ -93,9 +96,11 @@ function! Complete_wikifiles(findstart, base)
       " we look for anchors in the given wikifile
 
       let segments = split(a:base, '#', 1)
-      let given_wikifile = segments[0] == '' ? expand('%:t:r') : segments[0]
+      let given_wikifile = segments[0] == '' ?
+            \ vimwiki#path#filename_without_extension(vimwiki#path#current_file())
+            \ : segments[0]
       let link_infos = vimwiki#base#resolve_link(given_wikifile.'#')
-      let wikifile = link_infos.filename
+      let wikifile = link_infos.target
       let syntax = vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('syntax', link_infos.index)
       let anchors = vimwiki#base#get_anchors(wikifile, syntax)
 
@@ -237,19 +242,18 @@ endfunction
 command! -buffer Vimwiki2HTML
       \ if filewritable(expand('%')) | silent noautocmd w | endif
       \ <bar>
-      \ let res = vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')),
+      \ let res = vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(vimwiki#path#current_file())
-      \                             expand('%'))
       \ <bar>
-      \ if res != '' | echo 'Vimwiki: HTML conversion is done, output: '
+      \ if !vimwiki#path#is_null(res) | echo 'Vimwiki: HTML conversion is done, output: '
-      \      . expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')) | endif
+      \ . vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')) | endif
 command! -buffer Vimwiki2HTMLBrowse
       \ if filewritable(expand('%')) | silent noautocmd w | endif
       \ <bar>
-      \ call vimwiki#base#system_open_link(vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(
+      \ let result = vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(vimwiki#path#current_file())
-      \         expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')),
+      \ <bar>
-      \         expand('%')))
+      \ if !vimwiki#path#is_null(result) | call vimwiki#base#system_open_link(result) | endif
 command! -buffer VimwikiAll2HTML
-      \ call vimwiki#html#WikiAll2HTML(expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')))
+      \ call vimwiki#html#WikiAll2HTML()
 
 command! -buffer VimwikiTOC call vimwiki#base#table_of_contents(1)
 
@@ -272,10 +276,10 @@ command! -buffer -nargs=0 VimwikiBacklinks call vimwiki#base#backlinks()
 command! -buffer -nargs=0 VWB call vimwiki#base#backlinks()
 
 exe 'command! -buffer -nargs=* VimwikiSearch lvimgrep <args> '.
-      \ escape(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path').'**/*'.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'), ' ')
+      \ escape(vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path')).'**/*'.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'), ' ')
 
 exe 'command! -buffer -nargs=* VWS lvimgrep <args> '.
-      \ escape(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path').'**/*'.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'), ' ')
+      \ escape(vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path')).'**/*'.vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('ext'), ' ')
 
 command! -buffer -nargs=+ -complete=custom,vimwiki#base#complete_links_escaped
       \ VimwikiGoto call vimwiki#base#goto(<f-args>)
@@ -677,9 +681,7 @@ nnoremap <silent><buffer> <Plug>VimwikiGoToPrevSiblingHeader :
 if vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('auto_export')
   " Automatically generate HTML on page write.
   augroup vimwiki
-    au BufWritePost <buffer>
+    au BufWritePost <buffer> call vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(vimwiki#path#current_file())
-      \ call vimwiki#html#Wiki2HTML(expand(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path_html')),
-      \                             expand('%'))
   augroup END
 endif
 

plugin/vimwiki.vim

@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ endfunction
 
 " create a new temporary wiki for the current buffer
 function! s:create_temporary_wiki()
-  let path = expand('%:p:h')
+  let current_file = vimwiki#path#current_file()
-  let ext = '.'.expand('%:e')
+  let path = vimwiki#path#directory_of_file(current_file)
+  let ext = '.'.vimwiki#path#extension(current_file)
 
   let syntax_mapping = vimwiki#vars#get_global('ext2syntax')
   if has_key(syntax_mapping, ext)
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ function! s:set_windowlocal_options()
   endif
 
   if vimwiki#vars#get_global('auto_chdir')
-    exe 'lcd' vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path')
+    exe 'lcd' vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path'))
   endif
 endfunction
 
@@ -338,8 +339,8 @@ nnoremap <unique><script> <Plug>VimwikiMakeTomorrowDiaryNote
 
 function! s:build_menu(topmenu)
   for idx in range(vimwiki#vars#number_of_wikis())
-    let norm_path = fnamemodify(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', idx), ':h:t')
+    let norm_path = vimwiki#path#to_string(vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('path', idx))
-    let norm_path = escape(norm_path, '\ \.')
+    let norm_path = escape(norm_path, '\ .')
     execute 'menu '.a:topmenu.'.Open\ index.'.norm_path.
           \ ' :call vimwiki#base#goto_index('.(idx+1).')<CR>'
     execute 'menu '.a:topmenu.'.Open/Create\ diary\ note.'.norm_path.