Check if a file exists via a HEAD request

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This function executes an AJAX request using the HEAD method allowing us to check whether a file exists in the directory given as an argument. It also enables us to launch a callback for each case (success, failure).

function fileExists(dir, successCallback, errorCallback) {
    var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest;

    /* Check the status code of the request */
    xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
        return (xhttp.status !== 404) ? successCallback : errorCallback;
    };

    /* Open and send the request */
    xhttp.open('head', dir, false);
    xhttp.send();
};

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