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+package complete
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Matcher matches itself to a string
+// it is used for comparing a given argument to the last typed
+// word, and see if it is a possible auto complete option.
+type Matcher interface {
+	String() string
+	Match(prefix string) bool
+}
+
+// MatchPrefix is a simple Matcher, if the word is it's prefix, there is a match
+type MatchPrefix string
+
+func (a MatchPrefix) String() string {
+	return string(a)
+}
+
+func (a MatchPrefix) Match(prefix string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(string(a), prefix)
+}
+
+// MatchFileName is a file name Matcher, if the last word can prefix the
+// MatchFileName path, there is a possible match
+type MatchFileName string
+
+func (a MatchFileName) String() string {
+	return string(a)
+}
+
+func (a MatchFileName) Match(prefix string) bool {
+	full, err := filepath.Abs(string(a))
+	if err != nil {
+		Log("failed getting abs path of %s: %s", a, err)
+	}
+	prefixFull, err := filepath.Abs(prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		Log("failed getting abs path of %s: %s", prefix, err)
+	}
+
+	// if the file has the prefix as prefix,
+	// but we don't want to show too many files, so, if it is in a deeper directory - omit it.
+	return strings.HasPrefix(full, prefixFull) && (full == prefixFull || !strings.Contains(full[len(prefixFull)+1:], "/"))
+}