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+/**
+ * A group of functions for storing recordings on the file system.
+ * Functions are asynchronous to unload the server from heavy file system operations.
+ */
+import fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from "path";
+
+export const readFile = (path: string): Promise<string> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    fs.readFile(path, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve(data);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+};
+