#! /usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright 2014 Hamilton Kibbe <ham@hamiltonkib.be>

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def read(filename):
    """ Read a gerber or excellon file and return a representative object.

    Parameters
    ----------
    filename : string
        Filename of the file to read.

    Returns
    -------
    file : CncFile subclass
        CncFile object representing the file, either GerberFile or
        ExcellonFile. Returns None if file is not an Excellon or Gerber file.
    """
    from . import rs274x
    from . import excellon
    from .utils import detect_file_format
    fmt = detect_file_format(filename)
    if fmt == 'rs274x':
        return rs274x.read(filename)
    elif fmt == 'excellon':
        return excellon.read(filename)
    else:
        raise TypeError('Unable to detect file format')