1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/framework/src/onos/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java b/framework/src/onos/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java
index abc48ccf..1b788145 100644
--- a/framework/src/onos/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java
+++ b/framework/src/onos/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java
@@ -299,12 +299,14 @@ public abstract class Tools {
      *
      * @param path file path
      * @return file contents
+     * @deprecated in Emu release
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static List<String> slurp(File path) {
-        try {
+        try (
             BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
                     new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(path), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-
+                ) {
             List<String> lines = new ArrayList<>();
             String line;
             while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {