--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/helper.rs	Sun Feb 14 12:54:20 2016 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::Read;
+
+/// Reads and returns a full procfs file.
+/// Example:
+///
+///     read_procfs_file("/net/dev")
+pub fn read_procfs_file(path: String) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut file;
+    let size;
+
+    let mut fullpath = String::from("/proc/");
+    fullpath.push_str(&path);
+
+    match fs::OpenOptions::new().read(true).open(path) {
+        Err(_) => return None,
+        Ok(f) => file = f,
+    }
+
+    match file.metadata() {
+        Err(_) => return None,
+        Ok(md) => size = md.len() as usize,
+    }
+
+    let mut buf = String::with_capacity(size);
+    file.read_to_string(&mut buf);
+
+    Some(buf)
+}
+
+pub fn get_procfs_file_lines(path: String) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+    match read_procfs_file(path) {
+        None => None,
+        Some(s) => Some(s.lines().map(|s| String::from(s)).collect()),
+    }
+}

--- a/src/main.rs	Sun Feb 14 12:54:07 2016 +0100
+++ b/src/main.rs	Sun Feb 14 12:54:20 2016 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod framework;
+mod helper;
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::process;