end

        end
      end
  App.read_file =
      function(path)
        if not is_absolute_path(path) then
          return --[[status]] false, 'Please use an unambiguous absolute path.'
        end
        local f, err = App.open_for_reading(path)
        if err then
          return --[[status]] false, err
        local contents = f:read()
        f:close()
        return contents

        end