1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/uri.cpp b/src/uri.cpp
index 8d0e49139..89f6f33e4 100644
--- a/src/uri.cpp
+++ b/src/uri.cpp
@@ -135,14 +135,25 @@ gchar *URI::to_native_filename(gchar const* uri) throw(BadURIException)
     filename = tmp.toNativeFilename();
     return filename;
 }
-
+/*
+ * Returns the absolute path to an existing file referenced in this URI,
+ * if the uri is data, the path is empty or the file doesn't exist, then
+ * an empty string is returned.
+ *
+ * Does not check if the returned path is the local document's path (local)
+ * and thus redundent. Caller is expected to check against the document's path.
+ */
 const std::string URI::getFullPath(std::string const base) const {
     std::string path = std::string(_impl->getPath());
     // Calculate the absolute path from an available base
-    if(!path.empty() && !base.empty() && path.compare(0, 1, "/") != 0) {
+    if(!base.empty() && !path.empty() && path[0] != '/') {
         path = Glib::build_filename(base, path);
     }
-    // TODO: Check existance of file here
+    // Check the existance of the file
+    if(! g_file_test(path.c_str(), G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS) 
+      || g_file_test(path.c_str(), G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR) ) {
+        path.clear();
+    }
     return path;
 }