diff --git a/src/lib/include/jes/FileReader.h b/src/lib/include/jes/FileReader.h
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+++ b/src/lib/include/jes/FileReader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef JES_FILEREADER_H
+#define JES_FILEREADER_H
+
+namespace jes
+{
+    class FileReader
+    {
+    public:
+        bool load(const char * fname);
+    protected:
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/lib/src/FileReader.cc b/src/lib/src/FileReader.cc
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+++ b/src/lib/src/FileReader.cc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "jes/FileReader.h"