private static function getCanonicalPath($path): string
    {
        $path = static::normalizeWindowsPath($path);

        $absolutePathPrefix = '';
        if (static::isAbsolutePath($path)) {
            if (static::isWindows() && strpos($path, ':/') === 1) {
                $absolutePathPrefix = substr($path, 0, 3);
                $path = substr($path, 3);
            } else {
                $path = ltrim($path, '/');
                $absolutePathPrefix = '/';
            }
        }

        $pathParts = explode('/', $path);
        $pathPartsLength = count($pathParts);
        for ($partCount = 0; $partCount < $pathPartsLength; $partCount++) {
            // double-slashes in path: remove element
            if ($pathParts[$partCount] === '') {
                array_splice($pathParts, $partCount, 1);
                $partCount--;
                $pathPartsLength--;
            }
            // "." in path: remove element
            if (($pathParts[$partCount] ?? '') === '.') {
                array_splice($pathParts, $partCount, 1);
                $partCount--;
                $pathPartsLength--;
            }
            // ".." in path:
            if (($pathParts[$partCount] ?? '') === '..') {
                if ($partCount === 0) {
                    array_splice($pathParts, $partCount, 1);
                    $partCount--;
                    $pathPartsLength--;
                } elseif ($partCount >= 1) {
                    // Rremove this and previous element
                    array_splice($pathParts, $partCount - 1, 2);
                    $partCount -= 2;
                    $pathPartsLength -= 2;
                } elseif ($absolutePathPrefix) {
                    // can't go higher than root dir
                    // simply remove this part and continue
                    array_splice($pathParts, $partCount, 1);
                    $partCount--;
                    $pathPartsLength--;
                }
            }
        }

        return $absolutePathPrefix . implode('/', $pathParts);
    }