protected function validateRequest(array $segments): array
	{
		$segments = array_filter($segments);
		$segments = array_values($segments);

		$c                  = count($segments);
		$directory_override = isset($this->directory);

		// Loop through our segments and return as soon as a controller
		// is found or when such a directory doesn't exist
		while ($c -- > 0)
		{
			$test = $this->directory . ucfirst($this->translateURIDashes === true ? str_replace('-', '_', $segments[0]) : $segments[0]
			);

			if (! is_file(APPPATH . 'Controllers/' . $test . '.php') && $directory_override === false && is_dir(APPPATH . 'Controllers/' . $this->directory . ucfirst($segments[0])))
			{
				$this->setDirectory(array_shift($segments), true);
				continue;
			}

			return $segments;
		}

		// This means that all segments were actually directories
		return $segments;
	}