class FileUtil {
    
    private FileUtil() {
        throw new IllegalStateException("This utility class must not be instantiated. Sorry.");
    }

    public static String getContents(File file) throws IOException {
        if (!file.exists()) {
            return null;
        }
        try (
                InputStream fileInputStream = Files.newInputStream(file.toPath())
        ) {
            
            return StreamUtil.readStreamAsString(fileInputStream);
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    public static void write(String contents, File file) throws IOException {
        write(contents, file, false);
    }

    public static void write(String contents, File file, boolean append) throws IOException {
        if (file.getParentFile() != null) {
            file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        }

        try (
                FileOutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(file, append)
        ){
            StreamUtil.copy(new ByteArrayInputStream(contents.getBytes(GlobalConfiguration.OUTPUT_FILE_ENCODING.getCurrentValue())), output);
        }

    }

    public static String getFileNotFoundMessage(String physicalChangeLogLocation) {<FILL_FUNCTION_BODY>}

    public static boolean isAbsolute(String path) {
        if (path == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return new File(path).isAbsolute();
    }
}

        //
        // Check for any prefix which is not file:
        // Take this to indicate a full path
        //
        if (physicalChangeLogLocation.matches("^\\w\\w+:.*") && ! physicalChangeLogLocation.startsWith("file:")) {
            return "ERROR: The file '" + physicalChangeLogLocation + "' was not found." + System.lineSeparator() +
                    "The file property cannot be configured with a fully qualified path, but must be a relative path on the property," + System.lineSeparator() +
                    "and any local or remote base of the path set on the search path.";
        }
        String message = "The file " + physicalChangeLogLocation + " was not found in the configured search path:" + System.lineSeparator();
        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(message);
        for (String location : Scope.getCurrentScope().getResourceAccessor().describeLocations()) {
             builder.append("    - ").append(location).append(System.lineSeparator());
        }
        builder.append("More locations can be added with the 'searchPath' parameter.");

        return builder.toString();
    
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