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diff --git a/src/server/ActionUtilities.ts b/src/server/ActionUtilities.ts
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+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { ExecOptions } from 'shelljs';
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+export const command_line = (command: string, fromDirectory?: string) => {
+    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+        let options: ExecOptions = {};
+        if (fromDirectory) {
+            options.cwd = path.join(__dirname, fromDirectory);
+        }
+        exec(command, options, (err, stdout) => err ? reject(err) : resolve(stdout));
+    });
+};
+
+export const read_text_file = (relativePath: string) => {
+    let target = path.join(__dirname, relativePath);
+    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+        fs.readFile(target, (err, data) => err ? reject(err) : resolve(data.toString()));
+    });
+};
+
+export const write_text_file = (relativePath: string, contents: any) => {
+    let target = path.join(__dirname, relativePath);
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        fs.writeFile(target, contents, (err) => err ? reject(err) : resolve());
+    });
+};
+
+export async function log_execution(startMessage: string, endMessage: string, contents: () => void | Promise<void>) {
+    console.log('\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m', `${startMessage}...`);
+    await contents();
+    console.log(endMessage);
+}
+\ No newline at end of file