# traverses directory structure from process work directory to filesystem root
# first directory with .mvn subdirectory is considered project base directory
find_maven_basedir() {

  if [ -z "$1" ]
  then
    echo "Path not specified to find_maven_basedir"
    return 1
  fi

  basedir="$1"
  wdir="$1"
  while [ "$wdir" != '/' ] ; do
    if [ -d "$wdir"/.mvn ] ; then
      basedir=$wdir

    const {length} = slashes
    return slashes.slice(0, length - length % 2)
}

// > If the pattern ends with a slash,
// > it is removed for the purpose of the following description,
// > but it would only find a match with a directory.
// > In other words, foo/ will match a directory foo and paths underneath it,
// > but will not match a regular file or a symbolic link foo