def read_file_from_disk(path, encoding='utf-8'):
    """
    Utility function to read and return a file from disk

    :param path: Path to the file to read
    :type path: str
    :param encoding: Encoding of the file
    :type encoding: str

    :return: Contents of the file
    :rtype: str
    """
    with open(path, 'r', encoding=encoding) as fp:
        return fp.read()