/**

* Splits a file path into its components (root, directories, filename).

*

* @param {string} filePath The file path to split.

* @returns {object} An object containing the root, directories, and filename.

* Returns null if the input is not a string.

*/

function splitFilePath(filePath) {

if (typeof filePath !== 'string') {

return null; // Handle invalid input

}

const parts = filePath.split(/[\\/]/); // Split by path separators

let root = [];

let directories = [];

let filename = parts.pop(); // Get the last part as the filename

// Reconstruct directories from the remaining parts

for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {

if (parts[i] !== "") { //avoid empty strings

directories.unshift(parts[i]); // Add directories in the correct order

}

}

return {

root: root.join('\\'), // Join root parts with backslashes

directories: directories.join('\\'), // Join directories with backslashes

filename: filename

};

}