Pull Request for Issue # .
#19048

Summary of Changes

cleans all template paths to ensure proper directory separator(s)
no extra '/' nor '' in path,

Testing Instructions

in the protostar css folder add
dummy.css & dummy2.css files ( empty is fine )

in the protostar js folder add dummy.js file ( empty is fine )

Modify protostar index.php as follows.

below
// Add template js
JHtml::_('script', 'template.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));

add
HTMLHelper::_('script', '/classes.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true ));
HTMLHelper::_('script', '\/dummy.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true ));
HTMLHelper::_('script', '\application.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true ));

below
// Add Stylesheets
JHtml::_('stylesheet', 'template.css', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));

add
HTMLHelper::_('stylesheet', '/offline.css', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true ));
HTMLHelper::_('stylesheet', '\/dummy.css', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true ));
HTMLHelper::_('stylesheet', '\dummy2.css', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true ));

it should look like this.

view frontend of site.
using code inspector or view source. It should match this image.

apply patch and retest.

Expected result

verify there are no backslashes ( \ ) nor double forward slashes ( / ) like before.

Actual result

Documentation Changes Required

none.

This will help insure platform universalness and was the reason for JPath::clean() being created to begin with.