1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cli/js/read_link.ts b/cli/js/read_link.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..861fbff0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/js/read_link.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2019 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import { sendSync, sendAsync } from "./dispatch_json.ts";
+import * as dispatch from "./dispatch.ts";
+
+/** Returns the destination of the named symbolic link synchronously.
+ *
+ *       const targetPath = Deno.readlinkSync("symlink/path");
+ */
+export function readlinkSync(name: string): string {
+  return sendSync(dispatch.OP_READ_LINK, { name });
+}
+
+/** Returns the destination of the named symbolic link.
+ *
+ *       const targetPath = await Deno.readlink("symlink/path");
+ */
+export async function readlink(name: string): Promise<string> {
+  return await sendAsync(dispatch.OP_READ_LINK, { name });
+}