let readdir = dir => {
  let items = ref([]);
  let%lwt dir = Lwt_unix.opendir(dir);
  let iterate = () => {
    let%lwt _ =
      while%lwt (true) {
        let%lwt value = Lwt_unix.readdir(dir);
        if (value.[0] != '.') {
          items := [value, ...items^];
        };
        Lwt.return();
      };

    Lwt.return([]);
  };

  let%lwt items =
    try%lwt (iterate()) {
    | End_of_file => Lwt.return(items^)
    };

  let%lwt _ = Lwt_unix.closedir(dir);
  Lwt.return(items);
};

let writeFile = (path, contents) => {
  let%lwt targetFile = Lwt_io.open_file(~mode=Lwt_io.Output, path);

  let%lwt () = Lwt_io.write(targetFile, contents);
  let%lwt () = Lwt_io.close(targetFile);

  Lwt.return();
};

let exists = path => {
  try%lwt (Lwt_unix.file_exists(path)) {
  | Unix.Unix_error(_, _, _) => Lwt.return(false)
  };
};

let readlink = path =>
  try%lwt (Lwt_unix.readlink(path) |> Lwt.map(x => Ok(x))) {
  | err => Lwt.return_error(err)
  };

type path =
  | Exists(string)
  | Missing(string);

let rec realpath = path => {
  switch%lwt (readlink(path)) {
  | Ok(path) => realpath(path)
  | Error(_) =>
    switch%lwt (exists(path)) {
    | true => Exists(path) |> Lwt.return
    | false => Missing(path) |> Lwt.return
    }
  };
};