package utils

import (
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
)

func ExpandPaths(patterns []string) ([]string, error) {
	var result []string

	for _, pattern := range patterns {
		matches, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		for _, m := range matches {
			info, err := os.Stat(m)
			if err != nil || info.IsDir() {
				continue
			}
			result = append(result, m)
		}
	}

	return result, nil
}