Feature : provide Path accesssors

conans/client/loader.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 import yaml
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from conan.tools.cmake import cmake_layout
 from conan.tools.google import bazel_layout
 from conan.tools.microsoft import vs_layout
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ def load_basic_module(self, conanfile_path, lock_python_requires=None, user=None
                 self._pyreq_loader.load_py_requires(conanfile, lock_python_requires, self)
 
             conanfile.recipe_folder = os.path.dirname(conanfile_path)
+            conanfile.recipe_path = Path(conanfile.recipe_folder)
 
             # If the scm is inherited, create my own instance
             if hasattr(conanfile, "scm") and "scm" not in conanfile.__class__.__dict__:

conans/model/conan_file.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import six
 from six import string_types
@@ -258,25 +259,50 @@ def new_cpp_info(self):
     def source_folder(self):
         return self.folders.source_folder
 
+    @property
+    def source_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.source_folder is not None, "`source_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.source_folder)
+
     @property
     def export_sources_folder(self):
         """points to the base source folder when calling source() and to the cache export sources
         folder while calling the exports_sources() method. Prepared in case we want to introduce a
         'no_copy_export_sources' and point to the right location always."""
         return self.folders.base_export_sources
 
+    @property
+    def export_sources_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.export_sources_folder is not None, "`export_sources_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.export_sources_folder)
+
     @property
     def export_folder(self):
         return self.folders.base_export
 
+    @property
+    def export_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.export_folder is not None, "`export_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.export_folder)
+
     @property
     def build_folder(self):
         return self.folders.build_folder
 
+    @property
+    def build_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.build_folder is not None, "`build_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.build_folder)
+
     @property
     def package_folder(self):
         return self.folders.base_package
 
+    @property
+    def package_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.package_folder is not None, "`package_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.package_folder)
+
     @property
     def install_folder(self):
         # FIXME: Remove in 2.0, no self.install_folder
@@ -287,6 +313,11 @@ def generators_folder(self):
         # FIXME: Remove in 2.0, no self.install_folder
         return self.folders.generators_folder if self.folders.generators else self.install_folder
 
+    @property
+    def generators_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.generators_folder is not None, "`generators_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.generators_folder)
+
     @property
     def imports_folder(self):
         return self.folders.imports_folder

conans/model/conanfile_interface.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from conans.client.graph.graph import CONTEXT_BUILD
 
 
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ def __ne__(self, other):
     def package_folder(self):
         return self._conanfile.package_folder
 
+    @property
+    def package_path(self) -> Path:
+        assert self.package_folder is not None, "`package_folder` is `None`"
+        return Path(self.package_folder)
+
     @property
     def ref(self):
         return self._conanfile.ref

conans/test/integration/conanfile/folders_access_test.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def package_info(self):
 
 conanfile = """
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 from conans import ConanFile
 
 class AConan(ConanFile):
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ def assert_in_local_cache(self):
 
     def source(self):
         assert(self.source_folder == os.getcwd())
+        assert(isinstance(self.source_path, Path))
+        assert(str(self.source_path) == self.source_folder)
         self.assert_in_local_cache()
 
         # Prevented to use them, it's dangerous, because the source is run only for the first
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ def assert_deps_infos(self):
 
     def build(self):
         assert(self.build_folder == os.getcwd())
+        assert(isinstance(self.build_path, Path))
+        assert(str(self.build_path) == self.build_folder)
 
         self.assert_in_local_cache()
         self.assert_deps_infos()
@@ -77,11 +82,15 @@ def build(self):
             self.install_folder
 
         assert(self.package_folder is not None)
+        assert(isinstance(self.package_path, Path))
+        assert(str(self.package_path) == self.package_folder)
         self.copy_build_folder = self.build_folder
 
     def package(self):
         assert(self.install_folder is not None)
         assert(self.build_folder == os.getcwd())
+        assert(isinstance(self.build_path, Path))
+        assert(str(self.build_path) == self.build_folder)
         self.assert_in_local_cache()
         self.assert_deps_infos()
 
@@ -97,6 +106,8 @@ def package(self):
 
     def package_info(self):
         assert(self.package_folder == os.getcwd())
+        assert(isinstance(self.package_path, Path))
+        assert(str(self.package_path) == self.package_folder)
         assert(self.in_local_cache == True)
 
         assert(self.source_folder is None)