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diff --git a/tools/meta_tools.lua b/tools/meta_tools.lua
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+local meta_tools = {}
+
+function meta_tools.file_exists(name)
+  local f = io.open(name, 'r')
+  if f ~= nil then
+    io.close(f)
+    return true
+  else
+    return false
+  end
+end
+
+function meta_tools.read_link_file(name)
+    local f = io.open(name, 'r')
+    if f ~= nil then
+        local output = {}
+        for line in f:lines() do
+            table.insert(output, line)
+        end
+        f:close()
+        return output
+    else
+        return {}
+    end
+end
+
+function meta_tools.write_link_file(name, links)
+    local f = io.open(name, 'w')
+    for i,v in ipairs(links) do
+        f:write(string.format("%s\n", v))
+    end
+    f:close()
+end
+
+function meta_tools.get_note(note_name)
+    local file = io.open(string.format("build/%s.meta", note_name), "r")
+    local note = {}
+
+    for line in file:lines() do
+        local sep = string.find(line, ",")
+        local index = string.sub(line, 1, sep-1)
+        local content = string.sub(line, sep+1, -1)
+
+        note[index] = content
+    end
+
+    note["note_name"] = note_name
+
+    file:close()
+    return note
+end
+
+return meta_tools