function transformSVGPath(pathStr) {
 
  const DIGIT_0 = 48, DIGIT_9 = 57, COMMA = 44, SPACE = 32, PERIOD = 46,
      MINUS = 45;
    const DEGS_TO_RADS = Math.PI/180.0;
 
  var path = new THREE.Shape();
  
  var idx = 1, len = pathStr.length, activeCmd,
      x = 0, y = 0, nx = 0, ny = 0, firstX = null, firstY = null,
      x1 = 0, x2 = 0, y1 = 0, y2 = 0,
      rx = 0, ry = 0, xar = 0, laf = 0, sf = 0, cx, cy;
  
  function eatNum() {
    var sidx, c, isFloat = false, s;
    // eat delims
    while (idx < len) {
      c = pathStr.charCodeAt(idx);
      if (c !== COMMA && c !== SPACE)
        break;
      idx++;
    }
    if (c === MINUS)
      sidx = idx++;
    else
      sidx = idx;
    // eat number
    while (idx < len) {
      c = pathStr.charCodeAt(idx);
      if (DIGIT_0 <= c && c <= DIGIT_9) {
        idx++;
        continue;
      }
      else if (c === PERIOD) {
        idx++;
        isFloat = true;
        continue;
      }
      
      s = pathStr.substring(sidx, idx);
      return isFloat ? parseFloat(s) : parseInt(s);
    }
    
    s = pathStr.substring(sidx);
    return isFloat ? parseFloat(s) : parseInt(s);
  }
  
  function nextIsNum() {
    var c;
    // do permanently eat any delims...
    while (idx < len) {
      c = pathStr.charCodeAt(idx);
      if (c !== COMMA && c !== SPACE)
        break;
      idx++;
    }
    c = pathStr.charCodeAt(idx);
    return (c === MINUS || (DIGIT_0 <= c && c <= DIGIT_9));
  }

    function eatAbsoluteArc() {
	rx = eatNum();
        ry = eatNum();
        xar = eatNum() * DEGS_TO_RADS;
        laf = eatNum();
        sf = eatNum();
        nx = eatNum();
        ny = eatNum();

	if( activeCmd == 'a' ) { // relative
	    nx += x;
	    ny += y;
	}

	//console.debug( "[SVGPath2ThreeShape.eatAbsoluteArc] Read arc params: rx=" + rx + ", ry=" + ry + ", xar=" + xar + ", laf=" + laf + ", sf=" + sf + ", nx=" + nx + ", ny=" + ny );
        if (rx !== ry) {
          console.warn("Forcing elliptical arc to be a circular one :(",
                       rx, ry);
        }
        // SVG implementation notes does all the math for us! woo!
        // http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/implnote.html#ArcImplementationNotes
        // step1, using x1 as x1'
        x1 = Math.cos(xar) * (x - nx) / 2 + Math.sin(xar) * (y - ny) / 2;
        y1 = -Math.sin(xar) * (x - nx) / 2 + Math.cos(xar) * (y - ny) / 2;
        // step 2, using x2 as cx'
	//console.debug( "[SVGPath2ThreeShape.eatAbsoluteArc] TMP x1=" + x1 + ", y1=" + y1 + ", (rx*rx * y1*y1 + ry*ry * x1*x1)=" + (rx*rx * y1*y1 + ry*ry * x1*x1) + ", (rx*rx * ry*ry - rx*rx * y1*y1 - ry*ry * x1*x1)=" + (rx*rx * ry*ry - rx*rx * y1*y1 - ry*ry * x1*x1) );
        var norm = Math.sqrt( Math.abs(
          (rx*rx * ry*ry - rx*rx * y1*y1 - ry*ry * x1*x1) /
          (rx*rx * y1*y1 + ry*ry * x1*x1) ) );
        if (laf === sf)
          norm = -norm;
        x2 = norm * rx * y1 / ry;
        y2 = norm * -ry * x1 / rx;
	//console.debug( "[SVGPath2ThreeShape.eatAbsoluteArc] TMP norm=" + norm + ", x2=" + x2 + ", y2=" + y2 );
        // step 3
        cx = Math.cos(xar) * x2 - Math.sin(xar) * y2 + (x + nx) / 2;
        cy = Math.sin(xar) * x2 + Math.cos(xar) * y2 + (y + ny) / 2;
	//console.debug( "[SVGPath2ThreeShape.eatAbsoluteArc] TMP cx=" + cx + ", cy=" + cy );
        
        var u = new THREE.Vector2(1, 0),
            v = new THREE.Vector2((x1 - x2) / rx,
                                  (y1 - y2) / ry);
        var startAng = Math.acos(u.dot(v) / u.length() / v.length());
        if (u.x * v.y - u.y * v.x < 0)
          startAng = -startAng;
        
        // we can reuse 'v' from start angle as our 'u' for delta angle
        u.x = (-x1 - x2) / rx;
        u.y = (-y1 - y2) / ry;
        
        var deltaAng = Math.acos(v.dot(u) / v.length() / u.length());
        // This normalization ends up making our curves fail to triangulate...
        if (v.x * u.y - v.y * u.x < 0)
          deltaAng = -deltaAng;
        if (!sf && deltaAng > 0)
          deltaAng -= Math.PI * 2;
        if (sf && deltaAng < 0)
          deltaAng += Math.PI * 2;
        
	//console.debug( "[SVGPath2ThreeShape.eatAbsoluteArc] Building arc from values: cx=" + cx + ", cy=" + cy + ", startAng=" + startAng + ", deltaAng=" + deltaAng + ", endAng=" + (startAng+deltaAng) + ", sweepFlag=" + sf );
        path.absarc(cx, cy, rx, startAng, startAng + deltaAng, sf);
        x = nx;
        y = ny;
    }
  
  var canRepeat;
  activeCmd = pathStr[0];
  while (idx <= len) {
    canRepeat = true;
    switch (activeCmd) {
        // moveto commands, become lineto's if repeated
      case 'M':
        x = eatNum();
        y = eatNum();
        path.moveTo(x, y);
        activeCmd = 'L';
        break;
      case 'm':
        x += eatNum();
        y += eatNum();
        path.moveTo(x, y);
        activeCmd = 'l';
        break;
      case 'Z':
      case 'z':
        canRepeat = false;
        if (x !== firstX || y !== firstY)
          path.lineTo(firstX, firstY);
        break;
        // - lines!
      case 'L':
      case 'H':
      case 'V':
        nx = (activeCmd === 'V') ? x : eatNum();
        ny = (activeCmd === 'H') ? y : eatNum();
        path.lineTo(nx, ny);
        x = nx;
        y = ny;
        break;
      case 'l':
      case 'h':
      case 'v':
        nx = (activeCmd === 'v') ? x : (x + eatNum());
        ny = (activeCmd === 'h') ? y : (y + eatNum());
        path.lineTo(nx, ny);
        x = nx;
        y = ny;
        break;
        // - cubic bezier
      case 'C':
        x1 = eatNum(); y1 = eatNum();
      case 'S':
        if (activeCmd === 'S') {
          x1 = 2 * x - x2; y1 = 2 * y - y2;
        }
        x2 = eatNum();
        y2 = eatNum();
        nx = eatNum();
        ny = eatNum();
        path.bezierCurveTo(x1, y1, x2, y2, nx, ny);
        x = nx; y = ny;
        break;
      case 'c':
        x1 = x + eatNum();
        y1 = y + eatNum();
      case 's':
        if (activeCmd === 's') {
          x1 = 2 * x - x2;
          y1 = 2 * y - y2;
        }
        x2 = x + eatNum();
        y2 = y + eatNum();
        nx = x + eatNum();
        ny = y + eatNum();
        path.bezierCurveTo(x1, y1, x2, y2, nx, ny);
        x = nx; y = ny;
        break;
        // - quadratic bezier
      case 'Q':
        x1 = eatNum(); y1 = eatNum();
      case 'T':
        if (activeCmd === 'T') {
          x1 = 2 * x - x1;
          y1 = 2 * y - y1;
        }
        nx = eatNum();
        ny = eatNum();
        path.quadraticCurveTo(x1, y1, nx, ny);
        x = nx;
        y = ny;
        break;
      case 'q':
        x1 = x + eatNum();
        y1 = y + eatNum();
      case 't':
        if (activeCmd === 't') {
          x1 = 2 * x - x1;
          y1 = 2 * y - y1;
        }
        nx = x + eatNum();
        ny = y + eatNum();
        path.quadraticCurveTo(x1, y1, nx, ny);
        x = nx; y = ny;
        break;
        // - elliptical arc
    case 'A': 
	// eatAbsoluteArc();
      case 'a':
	eatAbsoluteArc();
        break;
      default:
        throw new Error("weird path command: " + activeCmd);
    }
    if (firstX === null) {
      firstX = x;
      firstY = y;
    }
    // just reissue the command
    if (canRepeat && nextIsNum())
      continue;
    activeCmd = pathStr[idx++];
  }
  
  return path;
}