Add a [Transform.hasInput] convenience method to Barback.

pkg/barback/lib/src/base_transform.dart

Index: pkg/barback/lib/src/base_transform.dart
diff --git a/pkg/barback/lib/src/base_transform.dart b/pkg/barback/lib/src/base_transform.dart
index ea85f02371552204ce7de7645e17e2ba35d922eb..d21f9e54c4fd271ed753eb2be18e8963146cff47 100644
--- a/pkg/barback/lib/src/base_transform.dart
+++ b/pkg/barback/lib/src/base_transform.dart
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ abstract class BaseTransform {
   Stream<List<int>> readInput(AssetId id) =>
       futureStream(getInput(id).then((input) => input.read()));
 
+  /// A convenience method to return whether or not an asset exists.
+  ///
+  /// This is equivalent to calling [getInput] and catching
+  /// an [AssetNotFoundException].

[Bob Nystrom, 2014/03/14 21:07:58]

Nit: but put the "an" on the previous line.

[nweiz, 2014/03/14 21:53:56]

Done.

+  Future<bool> hasInput(AssetId id) {
+    return getInput(id).then((_) => true).catchError((error) {
+      if (error is AssetNotFoundException && error.id == id) return false;
+      throw error;
+    });
+  }
+
   /// Consume the primary input so that it doesn't get processed by future
   /// phases or emitted once processing has finished.
   ///