1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef_zero/rest_base.rb b/lib/chef_zero/rest_base.rb
index 367ce70..74ca014 100644
--- a/lib/chef_zero/rest_base.rb
+++ b/lib/chef_zero/rest_base.rb
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ module ChefZero
       [response_code, { "Content-Type" => "text/plain" }, text]
     end
 
+    # rfc090 returns 404 error or 200 with an emtpy body
+    # @param [ChefZero::RestRequest] request The HTTP request object
+    #
+    # @return (see #json_response)
+    #
+    def head_request(request)
+      get_data(request) # will raise 404 if non-existant
+      json_response(200, nil)
+    end
+
     # Returns an Array with the response code, HTTP headers, and JSON body.
     #
     # @param [Fixnum] response_code The HTTP response code