2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/sys/sys.cc b/src/sys/sys.cc
index da9b08d..9526166 100644
--- a/src/sys/sys.cc
+++ b/src/sys/sys.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@
 
 namespace sys {
 
+bool isdirectory(std::string const &path)
+{
+	struct stat path_stat;
+	memset(&path_stat, 0, sizeof(path_stat));
+	if (stat(path.c_str(), &path_stat) != 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (path_stat.st_mode & S_IFDIR) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	return false;
+}
+
 void mkdir(std::string const &path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/src/sys/sys.h b/src/sys/sys.h
index e455b82..66040f0 100644
--- a/src/sys/sys.h
+++ b/src/sys/sys.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ namespace sys
 {
 typedef void (* signalfunc)(int signum);
 
+/// check if a path exists and if it is a directory
+bool isdirectory(std::string const &path);
+
 /// create a directory
 void mkdir(std::string const &path);