From b24682c97ac5a42528541c5bb5ad1bb2d6785254 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brotoskyj <jbrotosky@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:18:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Rebased and Added optimized pathfinder

---
 pathfinder.py | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 pathfinder.py

diff --git a/pathfinder.py b/pathfinder.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2781ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pathfinder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import os
+import ast
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+def load_and_find_common_dirs(filename, min_count=2):
+    dir_map = defaultdict(list)
+
+    with open(filename, 'r') as file:
+        for line in file:
+            line = line.strip()
+            line = line.replace('\\', '/')
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            try:
+                item = ast.literal_eval(line)
+                if isinstance(item, list):
+                    paths = item
+                elif isinstance(item, str):
+                    paths = [item]
+                else:
+                    continue
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+            for path in paths:
+                parent_dir = os.path.dirname(path)
+                dir_map[parent_dir].append(path)
+
+    # Filter directories with at least min_count files
+    common_dirs = {d: files for d, files in dir_map.items() if len(files) >= min_count}
+    return common_dirs
+
+# Example usage:
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    filename = "paths.txt"  # Replace with your file
+    common_directories = load_and_find_common_dirs(filename)
+
+    for directory, files in common_directories.items():
+        print(f"\nDirectory: {directory}")
+        for f in files:
+            print(f" - {f}")