* @param baseDirectory the base directory that the path must be within (must not be {@literal null})
     * @return true if the path is safe (within the base directory), false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isPathSafe(final Path pathToCheck, final Path baseDirectory) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("pathToCheck", pathToCheck);
        assertArgumentNotNull("baseDirectory", baseDirectory);

     *            the root directory
     * @param baseDirectory
     *            the base directory
     * @return a {@link File} representing the base directory
     */
    protected static File getBaseDir(final File rootDir, final String baseDirectory) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("rootDir", rootDir);

        File baseDir = rootDir;
        if (baseDirectory != null) {