def readdir(path):
    '''
    .. versionadded:: 2014.1.0

    Return a list containing the contents of a directory

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' file.readdir /path/to/dir/
    '''
    path = os.path.expanduser(path)

    if not os.path.isabs(path):
        raise SaltInvocationError('Dir path must be absolute.')

    if not os.path.isdir(path):
        raise SaltInvocationError('A valid directory was not specified.')

    dirents = ['.', '..']
    dirents.extend(os.listdir(path))
    return dirents