2 files changed, 51 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/scala/firrtl/FileUtils.scala b/src/main/scala/firrtl/FileUtils.scala
index 1007eb2a..8e73b4f9 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/firrtl/FileUtils.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/firrtl/FileUtils.scala
@@ -97,12 +97,7 @@ object FileUtils {
     *
     * @param fileName The file to read
     */
-  def getLines(fileName: String): Seq[String] = {
-    val source = scala.io.Source.fromFile(fileName)
-    val lines = source.getLines()
-    source.close()
-    lines.toSeq
-  }
+  def getLines(fileName: String): Seq[String] = getLines(new File(fileName))
 
   /** Read a text file and return it as  a Seq of strings
     * Closes the file after read to avoid dangling file handles
@@ -111,9 +106,9 @@ object FileUtils {
     */
   def getLines(file: File): Seq[String] = {
     val source = scala.io.Source.fromFile(file)
-    val lines = source.getLines()
+    val lines = source.getLines().toList
     source.close()
-    lines.toSeq
+    lines
   }
 
   /** Read a text file and return it as  a single string
@@ -121,12 +116,7 @@ object FileUtils {
     *
     * @param fileName The file to read
     */
-  def getText(fileName: String): String = {
-    val source = scala.io.Source.fromFile(fileName)
-    val text = source.mkString
-    source.close()
-    text
-  }
+  def getText(fileName: String): String = getText(new File(fileName))
 
   /** Read a text file and return it as  a single string
     * Closes the file after read to avoid dangling file handles
@@ -167,4 +157,4 @@ object FileUtils {
     inputStream.close()
     text
   }
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/scala/firrtlTests/FileUtilsSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/firrtlTests/FileUtilsSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a23fb48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/scala/firrtlTests/FileUtilsSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// See LICENSE for license details.
+
+package firrtlTests
+
+import org.scalatest.{FlatSpec, Matchers}
+
+import firrtl.FileUtils
+
+class FileUtilsSpec extends FlatSpec with Matchers {
+
+  private val sampleAnnotations: String = "annotations/SampleAnnotations.anno"
+  private val sampleAnnotationsFileName: String = s"src/test/resources/$sampleAnnotations"
+
+  behavior of "FileUtils.getLines"
+
+  it should "read from a string filename" in {
+    FileUtils.getLines(sampleAnnotationsFileName).size should be > 0
+  }
+
+  it should "read from a Java file" in {
+    FileUtils.getLines(new java.io.File(sampleAnnotationsFileName)).size should be > 0
+  }
+
+  behavior of "FileUtils.getText"
+
+  it should "read from a string filename" in {
+    FileUtils.getText(sampleAnnotationsFileName).size should be > 0
+  }
+
+  it should "read from a Java file" in {
+    FileUtils.getText(new java.io.File(sampleAnnotationsFileName)).size should be > 0
+  }
+
+  behavior of "FileUtils.getLinesResource"
+
+  it should "read from a resource" in {
+    FileUtils.getLinesResource(s"/$sampleAnnotations").size should be > 0
+  }
+
+  behavior of "FileUtils.getTextResource"
+
+  it should "read from a resource" in {
+    FileUtils.getTextResource(s"/$sampleAnnotations").split("\n").size should be > 0
+  }
+
+}