2 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/core/slang-io.cpp b/source/core/slang-io.cpp
index ab093f577..2b443a62b 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-io.cpp
+++ b/source/core/slang-io.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,49 @@ namespace Slang
 #endif
 	}
 
+    /* static */SlangResult Path::GetPathType(const String & path, SlangPathType* pathTypeOut)
+    {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        // https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/14h5k7ff.aspx
+        struct _stat32 statVar;
+        if (::_wstat32(String(path).ToWString(), &statVar) == 0)
+        {
+            if (statVar.st_mode & _S_IFDIR)
+            {
+                *pathTypeOut = SLANG_PATH_TYPE_DIRECTORY;
+                return SLANG_OK;
+            }
+            else if (statVar.st_mode & _S_IFREG)
+            {
+                *pathTypeOut = SLANG_PATH_TYPE_FILE;
+                return SLANG_OK;
+            }
+            return SLANG_FAIL;
+        }
+
+        return SLANG_E_NOT_FOUND;
+#else
+        struct stat statVar;
+        if (::stat(path.Buffer(), &statVar) == 0)
+        {
+            if (S_ISDIR(statVar.st_mode))
+            {
+                *pathTypeOut = SLANG_PATH_TYPE_DIRECTORY;
+                return SLANG_OK;
+            }
+            if (S_ISREG(statVar.st_mode))
+            {
+                *pathTypeOut = SLANG_PATH_TYPE_FILE;
+                return SLANG_OK;
+            }
+            return SLANG_FAIL;
+        }
+
+        return SLANG_E_NOT_FOUND;
+#endif
+    }
+
+
     /* static */SlangResult Path::GetCanonical(const String & path, String & canonicalPathOut)
     {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/source/core/slang-io.h b/source/core/slang-io.h
index 543b12adf..ff287254c 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-io.h
+++ b/source/core/slang-io.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace Slang
 		static String Combine(const String & path1, const String & path2, const String & path3);
 		static bool CreateDir(const String & path);
 
+        static SlangResult GetPathType(const String & path, SlangPathType* pathTypeOut);
+
         static SlangResult GetCanonical(const String & path, String& canonicalPathOut);
 	};
 }