* @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)

            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())

     */
    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) {

                            new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64.getUrlDecoder().decode(hash.substring(SIMILAR_DOC_HASH_PREFIX.length())))),
                    Constants.UTF_8))) {
                return ReaderUtil.readText(reader);
            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("Failed to decode similar document hash: hash={}", hash, e);
                }

        FileUtil.writeBytes(designJspFile.getAbsolutePath(), "ok".getBytes());
        fileList = systemHelper.refreshDesignJspFiles();
        assertEquals(1, fileList.size());
        assertEquals("ok", FileUtil.readText(fileList.get(0).toFile()));
    }

    @Test
    public void test_updateSystemProperties() {
        final SystemHelper helper = new SystemHelper();

        if (mappingMetadata == null || mappingMetadata.sourceAsMap().isEmpty()) {
            final AcknowledgedResponse putMappingResponse = fesenClient.get(c -> {
                final String source = FileUtil.readText("mapping/" + mappingName + ".json");
                return c.admin().indices().preparePutMapping(index).setSource(source, XContentType.JSON).execute();
            });
            if (putMappingResponse.isAcknowledged()) {