impl Deserialize for &'a Path

serde/src/de/impls.rs

@@ -897,6 +897,44 @@ parse_impl!(net::SocketAddrV6);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+struct PathVisitor;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for PathVisitor {
+    type Value = &'a Path;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str("a borrowed path")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_borrowed_str<E>(self, v: &'a str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: Error,
+    {
+        Ok(v.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    fn visit_borrowed_bytes<E>(self, v: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: Error,
+    {
+        str::from_utf8(v)
+            .map(AsRef::as_ref)
+            .map_err(|_| Error::invalid_value(Unexpected::Bytes(v), &self))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl<'de: 'a, 'a> Deserialize<'de> for &'a Path {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        deserializer.deserialize_str(PathVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 struct PathBufVisitor;