diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d999975..7a264c3 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 "use strict";
-var SmartpathTransform = require("./smartpath.transform");
+var SmartpathCheck = require("./smartpath.check");
 var SmartpathGet = require("./smartpath.get");
+var SmartpathTransform = require("./smartpath.transform");
 /**
  *
  * @type {{getPath: (function(any): undefined)}}
  */
 var smartpath = {
-    transform: SmartpathTransform,
-    get: SmartpathGet
+    check: SmartpathCheck,
+    get: SmartpathGet,
+    transform: SmartpathTransform
 };
 module.exports = smartpath;
 
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diff --git a/dist/smartpath.check.js b/dist/smartpath.check.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cebbae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/smartpath.check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use strict";
+exports.isDir = function (pathArg) {
+    return !exports.isFile(pathArg);
+};
+exports.isFile = function (pathArg) {
+    return /\.[a-zA-Z]*$/.test(pathArg); // checks if there is a .anything at the end
+};
+
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5895154..be399f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/pushrocks/smartpath",
   "dependencies": {
-    "beautylog": "^4.1.1",
+    "beautylog": "^4.1.2",
     "home": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "npmts": "^5.0.3",
-    "should": "^8.3.0"
+    "npmts": "^5.0.4",
+    "should": "^8.3.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 1d72024..0739516 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@
 var should = require("should");
 var smartpath = require("../dist/index.js");
 describe("smartpath", function () {
+    describe(".check", function () {
+        var filePathString = "./somedir/somefile.json";
+        var dirPathString = "./somedir/anotherdir";
+        var dirPathString2 = "./somedir/another.dir/";
+        describe(".isFile", function () {
+            it("should be true for a file path", function () {
+                smartpath.check.isFile(filePathString)
+                    .should.be.true();
+            });
+            it("should be false for a directory path", function () {
+                smartpath.check.isFile(dirPathString)
+                    .should.be.false();
+                smartpath.check.isFile(dirPathString2)
+                    .should.be.false();
+            });
+        });
+        describe(".isDir", function () {
+            it("should be true for a directory path", function () {
+                smartpath.check.isDir(dirPathString)
+                    .should.be.true();
+                smartpath.check.isDir(dirPathString2)
+                    .should.be.true();
+            });
+            it("should be false for a file path", function () {
+                smartpath.check.isDir(filePathString)
+                    .should.be.false();
+            });
+        });
+    });
     describe(".transform", function () {
         describe("toAbsolute()", function () {
             var baseString = "/basedir";
@@ -44,4 +73,5 @@ describe("smartpath", function () {
         });
     });
 });
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 smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(relativeString,baseString).should.equal(\"/basedir/somedir/somefile.txt\");\n            });\n            it(\"should make an array of relative Strings an Array of absolute Strings\",function(){\n                let absoluteArray = smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(relativeArray,baseString);\n                absoluteArray[2].should.startWith(\"/\");\n                absoluteArray[2].should.endWith(relativeString2);\n\n            })\n            it(\"should return false if neither String nor Array\",function(){\n                smartpath.transform.toAbsolute(3).should.be.false();\n            });\n        });\n    });\n    describe(\".get\",function(){\n        describe(\".type()\",function(){\n            it(\"should return 'url' for an URL\",function(){\n                smartpath.get.type(\"https://push.rocks/some/url\").should.equal(\"url\");\n                smartpath.get.type(\"https://push.rocks/some/url\").should.not.equal(\"local\");\n            });\n            it(\"should return 'path' for a Path\",function(){\n                smartpath.get.type(\"/some/absolute/path/\").should.equal(\"local\");\n                smartpath.get.type(\"./some/relative/path/\").should.not.equal(\"url\");\n            });\n        });\n        describe(\".get()\",function(){\n            it(\"should a absolute path for an home relative URL\",function(){\n                console.log(smartpath.get.home(\"~/test\"));\n            });\n            it(\"should return the home directory path when no argument is specified\",function(){\n                console.log(smartpath.get.home());\n            });\n        });\n    });\n});\n"],"sourceRoot":"/source/"}
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index ea919c7..a85ba53 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,35 @@ let should = require("should");
 let smartpath = require("../dist/index.js");
 
 describe("smartpath",function(){
+    describe(".check",function(){
+        let filePathString = "./somedir/somefile.json"
+        let dirPathString = "./somedir/anotherdir"
+        let dirPathString2 = "./somedir/another.dir/"
+        describe(".isFile",function(){
+            it("should be true for a file path",function(){
+                smartpath.check.isFile(filePathString)
+                    .should.be.true();
+            });
+            it("should be false for a directory path",function(){
+                smartpath.check.isFile(dirPathString)
+                    .should.be.false();
+                smartpath.check.isFile(dirPathString2)
+                    .should.be.false();
+            });
+        });
+        describe(".isDir",function(){
+            it("should be true for a directory path",function(){
+                smartpath.check.isDir(dirPathString)
+                    .should.be.true();
+                smartpath.check.isDir(dirPathString2)
+                    .should.be.true();
+            });
+            it("should be false for a file path",function(){
+                smartpath.check.isDir(filePathString)
+                    .should.be.false();
+            });
+        });
+    });
     describe(".transform",function(){
         describe("toAbsolute()",function(){
             let baseString = "/basedir";
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index ac8cd36..417fcb3 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 /// <reference path="typings/main.d.ts" />
 import plugins = require("./smartpath.plugins");
-import SmartpathTransform = require("./smartpath.transform");
+import SmartpathCheck = require("./smartpath.check");
 import SmartpathGet = require("./smartpath.get");
+import SmartpathTransform = require("./smartpath.transform");
 
 /**
  *
  * @type {{getPath: (function(any): undefined)}}
  */
 let smartpath = {
-    transform: SmartpathTransform,
-    get: SmartpathGet
-
+    check: SmartpathCheck,
+    get: SmartpathGet,
+    transform: SmartpathTransform
 };
 
 
diff --git a/ts/smartpath.check.ts b/ts/smartpath.check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c86f43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/smartpath.check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import plugins = require("./smartpath.plugins");
+
+export let isDir = function(pathArg:string){
+    return !isFile(pathArg);
+}
+
+export let isFile = function(pathArg){
+    return /\.[a-zA-Z]*$/.test(pathArg); // checks if there is a .anything at the end
+}
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