1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/compat.node.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/compat.node.ts
index fb2db2995..2f78c9346 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/compat.node.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/compat.node.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import process from "node:process";
 import readline from "node:readline";
 import path from "node:path";
 import os from "node:os";
+import fs from "node:fs";
 
 export function processExit(status: number): never {
   process.exit(status);
@@ -57,3 +58,7 @@ export function setUnhandledRejectionHandler(h: (e: any) => void): void {
 export function getenv(name: string): string | undefined {
   return process.env[name];
 }
+
+export function readFile(fileName: string): string {
+  return fs.readFileSync(fileName, "utf-8");
+}