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+//! Small utility module for file operations
+
+use std::io::{self, Read};
+use std::fs::File;
+
+pub fn check_config() {
+
+}
+
+/// A utility trait to read the conents from a file in
+/// a single line.
+pub trait FileToString {
+    /// Read the file contents into a string without any
+    /// error handling.
+    fn get_string(&mut self) -> Result<String, io::Error>;
+}
+
+impl FileToString for File {
+    fn get_string(&mut self) -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        return match self.read_to_string(&mut s) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(s),
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        };
+    }
+}