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+package org.openecomp.sdc.be.utils;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
+import com.google.common.io.Resources;
+
+/**
+ * A set of helper method for fixture files.
+ */
+public class FixtureHelpers {
+
+    private FixtureHelpers() {
+        // singleton
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e. g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents as a UTF-8 string.
+     *
+     * @param filename the filename of the fixture file
+     * @return the contents of {@code src/test/resources/{filename}}
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an I/O error occurs.
+     */
+    public static String fixture(String filename) {
+        return fixture(filename, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e. g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents as a string.
+     *
+     * @param filename the filename of the fixture file
+     * @param charset the character set of {@code filename}
+     * @return the contents of {@code src/test/resources/{filename}}
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an I/O error occurs.
+     */
+    private static String fixture(String filename, Charset charset) {
+        try {
+            URL url = Resources.getResource(filename);
+            String text = Resources.toString(url, charset);
+            return text.trim();
+        }
+        catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}