diff --git a/tools/publish_cli/argumentparser.cpp b/tools/publish_cli/argumentparser.cpp
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+++ b/tools/publish_cli/argumentparser.cpp
diff --git a/tools/publish_cli/argumentparser.h b/tools/publish_cli/argumentparser.h
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+++ b/tools/publish_cli/argumentparser.h
diff --git a/tools/publish_cli/filereader.h b/tools/publish_cli/filereader.h
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+/* ****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2024 Open Systems Development BV                                 *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a    *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), *
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation  *
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,   *
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the      *
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:       *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in *
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR *
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,   *
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL    *
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER *
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING    *
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER        *
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                                  *
+ * ***************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+
+class FileReader
+{
+    public:
+        static std::string read_file(const std::string &file_name)
+        {
+            std::ifstream file(file_name);
+            if (!file.is_open())
+            {
+                throw std::runtime_error("Could not open file: " + file_name);
+            }
+
+            std::string content((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(file)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+            return content;
+        }
+}
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diff --git a/tools/publish_cli/main.cpp b/tools/publish_cli/main.cpp
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+/* ****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2024 Open Systems Development BV                                 *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a    *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), *
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation  *
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,   *
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the      *
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:       *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in *
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR *
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,   *
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL    *
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER *
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING    *
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER        *
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                                  *
+ * ***************************************************************************/
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
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