2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/vytree.ml b/src/vytree.ml
index 3177e24..ed5efd2 100644
--- a/src/vytree.ml
+++ b/src/vytree.ml
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ let rec get node path =
     | [name] -> find_or_fail node name
     | name :: names -> get (find_or_fail node name) names
 
+let exists node path =
+    try ignore (get node path); true
+    with Nonexistent_path -> false
+
 let get_existent_path node path =
     let rec aux node path acc =
         match path with
diff --git a/src/vytree.mli b/src/vytree.mli
index 4f57a0e..4b52727 100644
--- a/src/vytree.mli
+++ b/src/vytree.mli
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ val list_children : 'a t -> string list
 val get : 'a t -> string list -> 'a t
 
 val get_existent_path : 'a t -> string list -> string list
+
+val exists : 'a t -> string list -> bool