import os

def get_file_contents(filename : str) -> str | None:
    """ Gets the Contents of a File and returns it in str format """
    script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
    path = os.path.join(script_dir, filename)

    if not os.path.isfile(path):
        print(f"File '{filename}' not found in {script_dir}")
        return None

    with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        return file.read()