assertFileExistence(dir, filename, true);

        File file = new File(dir, filename);

        String contents = FileUtils.fileRead(file, encoding);

        assertEquals(contentsTest, contents);
    }

    public File createFile(File dir, String filename, String contents, String encoding) throws IOException {

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  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <versioning>
    <versions>
      <version>0.1</version>
    </versions>
  </versioning>

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<metadata>
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    <plugin>
      <name>Maven Integration Test Plugin</name>
      <prefix>clean</prefix>
      <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
    </plugin>
    <plugin>
      <name>Maven Integration Test Plugin</name>
      <prefix>deploy</prefix>
      <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
    </plugin>
    <plugin>
      <name>Maven Integration Test Plugin</name>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

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