1 files changed, 60 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ethutil/path.go b/ethutil/path.go
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index 000000000..cfbc38950
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+++ b/ethutil/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package ethutil
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func ExpandHomePath(p string) (path string) {
+	path = p
+
+	// Check in case of paths like "/something/~/something/"
+	if path[:2] == "~/" {
+		usr, _ := user.Current()
+		dir := usr.HomeDir
+
+		path = strings.Replace(p, "~", dir, 1)
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func FileExist(filePath string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+	if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func ReadAllFile(filePath string) (string, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return string(data), nil
+}
+
+func WriteFile(filePath string, content []byte) error {
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer fh.Close()
+
+	_, err = fh.Write(content)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}