Change function interacting with filesystem to use `impl AsRef<Path>` instead of `&str`

[Turtyo]

Description

It is common for Rust functions interacting with the filesystem to not require &str (which is pretty cumbersome), but rather anything that can be referenced as a Path (which includes &str) Examples:

• image::open
• std::fs::read

Impact

• This would likely not break anything for anyone using those functions in a Rust crate, as str already implements AsRef<Path>, see here
• This would allow more flexibility in the future for people using those functions. I was building path using PathBuf the other day for example, and having to change to &str was a bit bothersome

Implementation

I'm not sure, but it's likely we can just copy what is done by the examples I gave above

[silvia-odwyer]

@Turtyo Sounds great! This would be very useful for those using a Path instead of &str. And since str already implements AsRef as you mentioned, it will cover both use cases.

[silvia-odwyer]

@Turtyo I've implemented this feature, and updated the native functions to accept parameters that can be referenced as a Path. Since this is completed, I will close this issue ✅

[Turtyo]

@silvia-odwyer Thank you !