read-file.java

// Imports required
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Read in a file.
 *
 * @param  path The explicit path to the file to read
 * @return The contents of the file as a string
 * @throws FileNotFoundException If there's a problem reading the file.
 */
final public static String readFile(String path) throws FileNotFoundException
{
    return new Scanner(new File(path)).useDelimiter("\\Z").next();
}