diff --git a/src/ast_path.cpp b/src/ast_path.cpp
index e0348db..b34817b 100644
--- a/src/ast_path.cpp
+++ b/src/ast_path.cpp
@@ -359,3 +359,16 @@
     impl_pushFragment(m_nodes, fragment);
     validatePathNodes(m_nodes);
 }
+
+dataPath_ realPath(const dataPath_& cwd, const dataPath_& newPath)
+{
+    if (newPath.m_scope == Scope::Absolute) {
+        return newPath;
+    }
+
+    dataPath_ res = cwd;
+    for (const auto& it : newPath.m_nodes) {
+        res.pushFragment(it);
+    }
+    return res;
+}