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diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
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+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// todo: move these somewhere else
+
+// a simple function name shortcut
+func Exists(filename string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(Path(filename))
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// simple function name shortcut
+func IsDir(dirname string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(Path(dirname))
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return info.IsDir()
+}
+
+// notsure if this is a thing anymore. don't care much either
+func Path(filename string) string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		filename = strings.Replace(filename, "/", "\\", -1)
+	}
+	return filename
+}