1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/permissions.rs b/runtime/permissions.rs
index 84ff286b4..1568410b3 100644
--- a/runtime/permissions.rs
+++ b/runtime/permissions.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use crate::colors;
 use crate::fs_util::resolve_from_cwd;
 use deno_core::error::custom_error;
+use deno_core::error::type_error;
 use deno_core::error::uri_error;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -304,6 +305,14 @@ impl ToString for RunDescriptor {
 #[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Debug)]
 pub struct SysDescriptor(pub String);
 
+pub fn parse_sys_kind(kind: &str) -> Result<&str, AnyError> {
+  match kind {
+    "hostname" | "osRelease" | "loadavg" | "networkInterfaces"
+    | "systemMemoryInfo" | "getUid" | "getGid" => Ok(kind),
+    _ => Err(type_error(format!("unknown system info kind \"{}\"", kind))),
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Debug)]
 pub struct FfiDescriptor(pub PathBuf);