resolve_index_path

barecat.maintenance.merge.resolve_index_path(path)

Resolve the index database path for a barecat archive.

Supports both old format ({path}-sqlite-index) and new format ({path} directly). For new archives, uses the new format where the path IS the index file.

Parameters:

path – The archive path as given by the user (str or Path).

Returns:

The actual path to the SQLite index file.