def mknod_chrdev(name,
                 major,
                 minor,
                 user=None,
                 group=None,
                 mode='0660'):
    '''
    .. versionadded:: 0.17.0

    Create a character device.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

       salt '*' file.mknod_chrdev /dev/chr 180 31
    '''
    name = os.path.expanduser(name)

    ret = {'name': name,
           'changes': {},
           'comment': '',
           'result': False}
    log.debug('Creating character device name:%s major:%s minor:%s mode:%s',
              name, major, minor, mode)
    try:
        if __opts__['test']:
            ret['changes'] = {'new': 'Character device {0} created.'.format(name)}
            ret['result'] = None
        else:
            if os.mknod(name,
                        int(six.text_type(mode).lstrip('0Oo'), 8) | stat.S_IFCHR,
                        os.makedev(major, minor)) is None:
                ret['changes'] = {'new': 'Character device {0} created.'.format(name)}
                ret['result'] = True
    except OSError as exc:
        # be happy it is already there....however, if you are trying to change the
        # major/minor, you will need to unlink it first as os.mknod will not overwrite
        if exc.errno != errno.EEXIST:
            raise
        else:
            ret['comment'] = 'File {0} exists and cannot be overwritten'.format(name)
    # quick pass at verifying the permissions of the newly created character device
    check_perms(name,
                None,
                user,
                group,
                int('{0}'.format(mode)) if mode else None)
    return ret