3 files changed, 36 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/path_db.cpp b/core/path_db.cpp
index d3dc3aceb8..c6ea25d966 100644
--- a/core/path_db.cpp
+++ b/core/path_db.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,37 @@ NodePath::NodePath(const Vector<StringName>& p_path,const Vector<StringName>& p_
 	data->property=p_property;
 }
 
+
+void NodePath::simplify() {
+
+	if (!data)
+		return;
+	for(int i=0;i<data->path.size();i++) {
+		if (data->path.size()==1)
+			break;
+		if (data->path[i].operator String()==".") {
+			data->path.remove(i);
+			i--;
+		} else if (data->path[i].operator String()==".." && i>0 && data->path[i-1].operator String()!="." && data->path[i-1].operator String()!="..") {
+			//remove both
+			data->path.remove(i-1);
+			data->path.remove(i-1);
+			i-=2;
+			if (data->path.size()==0) {
+				data->path.push_back(".");
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+NodePath NodePath::simplified() const {
+
+	NodePath np=*this;
+	np.simplify();
+	return np;
+}
+
 NodePath::NodePath(const String& p_path) {
 
 	data=NULL;
diff --git a/core/path_db.h b/core/path_db.h
index b4f13d50be..de84216006 100644
--- a/core/path_db.h
+++ b/core/path_db.h
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ public:
 	bool operator==(const NodePath& p_path) const;
 	bool operator!=(const NodePath& p_path) const;
 	void operator=(const NodePath& p_path);
-	
+
+	void simplify();
+	NodePath simplified() const;
+
 	NodePath(const Vector<StringName>& p_path,bool p_absolute,const String& p_property="");	
 	NodePath(const Vector<StringName>& p_path,const Vector<StringName>& p_subpath,bool p_absolute,const String& p_property="");
 	NodePath(const NodePath& p_path);
diff --git a/core/resource.h b/core/resource.h
index 9d9c445e1d..3596abe673 100644
--- a/core/resource.h
+++ b/core/resource.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 	void set_name(const String& p_name);
 	String get_name() const;
 
-	void set_path(const String& p_path,bool p_take_over=false);
+	virtual void set_path(const String& p_path,bool p_take_over=false);
 	String get_path() const;
 
 	void set_subindex(int p_sub_index);