if (pathname.length() == 0) {
      return ".";
    }

    // split the path apart
    Iterable<String> components = Splitter.on('/').omitEmptyStrings().split(pathname);
    List<String> path = new ArrayList<>();

    // resolve ., .., and //
    for (String component : components) {
      switch (component) {
        case ".":
          continue;
        case "..":

   * status and second by priority, you might use {@code byStatus.compound(byPriority)}. For a
   * compound ordering with three or more components, simply chain multiple calls to this method.
   *
   * <p>An ordering produced by this method, or a chain of calls to this method, is equivalent to

  public Splitter trimResults(CharMatcher trimmer) {
    checkNotNull(trimmer);
    return new Splitter(strategy, omitEmptyStrings, trimmer, limit);
  }

  /**
   * Splits {@code sequence} into string components and makes them available through an {@link
   * Iterator}, which may be lazily evaluated. If you want an eagerly computed {@link List}, use