1 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/js/io/system/coreioapi.js b/js/io/system/coreioapi.js
index e55789c4..f4ab56b6 100755
--- a/js/io/system/coreioapi.js
+++ b/js/io/system/coreioapi.js
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ exports.CoreIoApi = Montage.create(Component, {
     //              204 -  The file exists and response body has writable flag
     //              404 - the file does not exist
     //              500 - unknown server error occurred
-    //TODO:to be finalized
     isFileWritable:{
         enumerable:true,
         writable:false,
@@ -983,8 +982,35 @@ exports.CoreIoApi = Montage.create(Component, {
                         //
             return retValue;
         }
-    }
+    },
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /***
+     * check if the file exists
+     */
+    checkFileExists:{
+        value: function(fileUri, folderUri, fileType){
+            var uri = "", response=null, status=true;
+
+            //prepare absolute uri
+            if(/[^/\\]$/g.test(folderUri)){
+                folderUri = folderUri + "/";
+            }
+
+            //todo:add file extension check if fileType present
+
+            uri = ""+folderUri+fileUri;
+
+            response = this.fileExists({"uri":uri});
+            if(!!response && response.success && (response.status === 204)){
+                status = true;
+            }else if(!!response && response.success && (response.status === 404)){
+                status = false;
+            }else{
+                status = false;
+            }
+            return status;
+        }
+    }
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 });
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////