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# File active_record/fixtures.rb, line 813
def read_fixture_file(fixture_file_path)
  IO.readlines(fixture_file_path).inject({}) do |fixture, line|
    # Mercifully skip empty lines.
    next if line =~ /^\s*$/

    # Use the same regular expression for attributes as Active Record.
    unless md = /^\s*([a-zA-Z][-_\w]*)\s*=>\s*(.+)\s*$/.match(line)
      raise FormatError, "#{fixture_file_path}: fixture format error at '#{line}'.  Expecting 'key => value'."
    end
    key, value = md.captures

    # Disallow duplicate keys to catch typos.
    raise FormatError, "#{fixture_file_path}: duplicate '#{key}' in fixture." if fixture[key]
    fixture[key] = value.strip
    fixture
  end
end