public function getNodeForPath($path)
    {
        $path = trim($path, '/');
        if (isset($this->cache[$path])) {
            return $this->cache[$path];
        }

        // Is it the root node?
        if (!strlen($path)) {
            return $this->rootNode;
        }

        // Attempting to fetch its parent
        list($parentName, $baseName) = Uri\split($path);

        // If there was no parent, we must simply ask it from the root node.
        if ('' === $parentName) {
            $node = $this->rootNode->getChild($baseName);
        } else {
            // Otherwise, we recursively grab the parent and ask him/her.
            $parent = $this->getNodeForPath($parentName);

            if (!($parent instanceof ICollection)) {
                throw new Exception\NotFound('Could not find node at path: '.$path);
            }
            $node = $parent->getChild($baseName);
        }

        $this->cache[$path] = $node;

        return $node;
    }