* @param path
     *            The file path. Must not be {@literal null} or empty.
     * @return The text read from the file.
     */
    public static String readText(final String path) {
        assertArgumentNotEmpty("path", path);
        return readText(path, Charset.defaultCharset().name());
    }

    /**
     * Reads text from a file using the default encoding.
     *
     * @param file

    @get:Internal
    abstract val releasedVersionsFile: RegularFileProperty

    @TaskAction
    fun prepare() {
        val currentVersion = versionFile.asFile.get().readText().trim()
        val patchVersion = bumpPatchVersion(currentVersion)
        val major = currentVersion.split(".")[0].toInt()

        val previousReleasedVersion = fetchVersionFromGradleServices(major, currentVersion)

                writeText(readText().replace("\\Q<lastUpdated>\\E\\d+\\Q</lastUpdated>\\E".toRegex(), "<lastUpdated>${Year.now().value}0101000000</lastUpdated>"))
            }
            localRepository.get().asFileTree.matching { include("**/*.module") }.forEach {
                val content = it.readText()
                    .replace("\"buildId\":\\s+\"\\w+\"".toRegex(), "\"buildId\": \"\"")

     * </p>
     *
     * @param reader
     *            the character input stream to read from (must not be {@literal null})
     * @return the text read from the reader
     */
    public static String readText(final Reader reader) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("reader", reader);

        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(BUF_SIZE);
        CopyUtil.copy(reader, buf);
        return new String(buf);
    }

            it.writeText(it.readText().replace("\\Q<lastUpdated>\\E\\d+\\Q</lastUpdated>\\E".toRegex(), "<lastUpdated>${Year.now().value}0101000000</lastUpdated>"))
        }
        repoDir.get().asFileTree.matching { include("**/*.module") }.forEach {
            val content = it.readText()
                .replace("\"buildId\":\\s+\"\\w+\"".toRegex(), "\"buildId\": \"\"")

    }

    private
    fun updateReleaseNotes(issuesList: String) {
        val notesFile = releaseNotes.asFile.get()
        val content = notesFile.readText()
        val newSection = "$FIXED_ISSUES_INTRO\n\n$issuesList\n"

        val newContent = if (content.contains(FIXED_ISSUES_INTRO)) {
            val introStart = content.indexOf(FIXED_ISSUES_INTRO)

    @TaskAction
    fun generate() {
        val markdownFile = outputFile.asFile.get()
        val head = if (markdownFile.exists()) {
            val content = markdownFile.readText().lines()
            val markerPos = content.indexOfFirst { it.contains(markerComment) }
            require(markerPos >= 0) { "Could not locate the generated diagram in $markdownFile" }

        val uuidToTestCoverage = model.stages.flatMap { it.functionalTests }.associateBy { it.uuid }
        val testCoverageAndBuckets: List<Map<String, Any>> = objectMapper.readValue(testBucketsJson.readText())
        testCoverageAndBuckets.associate { testCoverageAndBucket ->
            val testCoverage: TestCoverage = uuidToTestCoverage.getValue(testCoverageAndBucket["testCoverageUuid"].toString().toInt())

        exceptions: List<String>,
    ): Boolean {
        srcRoot.walkTopDown().forEach { file ->
            if (file.extension == "groovy" || file.extension == "java") {
                val originalText = file.readText()
                val text =
                    originalText
                        .lineSequence()
                        .filterNot { it.trim().startsWith("//") }
                        .joinToString("\n")

     */
    private fun calculateBuildFileMutation(
        projectPath: String,
        computed: Set<TargetRuntime>,
        buildFile: File
    ): BuildFileMutation {
        val lines = buildFile.readText().lines()

        val start = lines.indexOfFirst {
            Regex("\\s+computedRuntimes\\s+\\{").matches(it)
        }
        if (start == -1) {