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+--[[
+Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Kaarle Ritvanen
+See LICENSE file for license details
+--]]
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.open_file(path, mode)
+   local file = io.open(path, mode)
+   if not file then error('Cannot open file: '..path) end
+   return file
+end
+
+function M.read_file(path)
+   local file = M.open_file(path)
+   local data = file:read('*all')
+   file:close()
+   return data
+end
+
+function M.tostring(value)
+   -- TODO make values configurable per address
+   if type(value) == 'boolean' then return value and 'yes' or 'no' end
+   return tostring(value)
+end
+
+return M