isAbsolutePath

is_absolute_path.js

//Refactor of absolute path check from Express
module.exports = function (path){
  var pathIsAbsolute = false,
      firstCharIsSlash = path[0] === '/',
      containsWinChars = path[1] === ':' && path[2] === '\\';
  
  if(firstCharIsSlash || containsWinChars) {
    pathIsAbsolute = true;
  }
  
  return pathIsAbsolute;
};