private String getHttpPath(String httpPath) {
    if(httpPath == null || httpPath.equals("")) {
      httpPath = "/*";
    }
    else {
      if(!httpPath.startsWith("/")) {
        httpPath = "/" + httpPath;
      }
      if(httpPath.endsWith("/")) {
        httpPath = httpPath + "*";
      }
      if(!httpPath.endsWith("/*")) {
        httpPath = httpPath + "/*";
      }
    }
    return httpPath;
  }
The config parameter can be like "path", "/path", "/path/", "path/*", "/path1/path2/*" and so on.
httpPath should end up as "/*", "/path/*" or "/path1/../pathN/*"
@param httpPath
@return
service/src/java/org/apache/hive/service/cli/thrift/ThriftHttpCLIService.java