sub get_file_contents { 
    my ($self,$args) = @_; 
    my $contents; 
    my $file; 
    if (ref($args) eq 'HASH') { 
$file = $args->{file_path}; 
    } else { 
$file = $args; 
    } 

    if (!$file) { 
        ($file)  = $self->fancy_magic_file_find($args); 
    } 

    if (!$file || !-e $file) { 
        return "ERROR: Invalid file passsed to 'get_file_contents'"; 
    } 
    
    open(FILE,"$file") or $self->error_to_log("ERROR: "); 
    $contents = do {local $/;<FILE>}; 
    close FILE; 
    $self->error_to_log("retrieved $file") if $contents; 
    
    return wantarray ? ($contents,$file) : $contents; 
  
}