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+/*
+ * file.js: Simple utilities for working with the file system.
+ *
+ * (C) 2011, Nodejitsu Inc.
+ * MIT LICENSE
+ *
+ */
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+exports.readJson = exports.readJSON = function (file, callback) {
+ if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
+ throw new Error('utile.file.readJson needs a callback');
+ }
+
+ fs.readFile(file, 'utf-8', function (err, data) {
+ if (err) {
+ return callback(err);
+ }
+
+ try {
+ var json = JSON.parse(data);
+ callback(null, json);
+ }
+ catch (err) {
+ return callback(err);
+ }
+ });
+};
+
+exports.readJsonSync = exports.readJSONSync = function (file) {
+ return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8'));
+};