open should follow symbolic links

This functionality is tested implicitly through tests in
writefile, readfile

src/fs.js

@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ define(function(require) {
     var fileNode;
     var fileData;
 
+    var followedCount = 0;
+
     if(ROOT_DIRECTORY_NAME == name) {
       if(_(flags).contains(O_WRITE)) {
         callback(new EIsDirectory('the named file is a directory and O_WRITE is set'));
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ define(function(require) {
             if(directoryEntry.type == MODE_DIRECTORY && _(flags).contains(O_WRITE)) {
               callback(new EIsDirectory('the named file is a directory and O_WRITE is set'));
             } else {
-              read_object(objectStore, directoryEntry.id, set_file_node);
+              read_object(objectStore, directoryEntry.id, check_if_symbolic_link);
             }
           }
         } else {
@@ -459,6 +461,38 @@ define(function(require) {
       }
     }
 
+    function check_if_symbolic_link(error, result) {
+      if(error) {
+        callback(error);
+      } else {
+        var node = result;
+        if(node.mode == MODE_SYMBOLIC_LINK) {
+          followedCount++;
+          if(followedCount > SYMLOOP_MAX){
+            callback(new ELoop('too many symbolic links were encountered'));
+          } else {
+            follow_symbolic_link(node.data);
+          }
+        } else {
+          set_file_node(undefined, node);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function follow_symbolic_link(data) {
+      data = normalize(data);
+      parentPath = dirname(data);
+      name = basename(data);
+      if(ROOT_DIRECTORY_NAME == name) {
+        if(_(flags).contains(O_WRITE)) {
+          callback(new EIsDirectory('the named file is a directory and O_WRITE is set'));
+        } else {
+          find_node(objectStore, path, set_file_node);
+        }
+      }
+      find_node(objectStore, parentPath, read_directory_data);
+    }
+
     function set_file_node(error, result) {
       if(error) {
         callback(error);

tests/spec/idbfs.spec.js

@@ -1063,6 +1063,36 @@ describe('fs.writeFile, fs.readFile', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should follow symbolic links', function () {
+    var complete = false;
+    var _result;
+    var that = this;
+
+    var contents = "This is a file.";
+
+    that.fs.writeFile('/myfile', '', { encoding: 'utf8' }, function(error) {
+      if(error) throw error;
+      that.fs.symlink('/myfile', '/myFileLink', function (error) {
+        if (error) throw error;
+        that.fs.writeFile('/myFileLink', contents, 'utf8', function (error) {
+          if (error) throw error;
+          that.fs.readFile('/myFileLink', 'utf8', function(error, data) {
+            if(error) throw error;
+            _result = data;
+            complete = true;
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    waitsFor(function() {
+      return complete;
+    }, 'test to complete', DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+
+    runs(function() {
+      expect(_result).toEqual(contents);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('fs.read', function() {