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diff --git a/helix-core/src/buffer.rs b/helix-core/src/buffer.rs
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+use anyhow::Error;
+use ropey::Rope;
+use std::{env, fs::File, io::BufReader, path::PathBuf};
+
+pub struct Buffer {
+    pub contents: Rope,
+}
+
+impl Buffer {
+    pub fn load(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let current_dir = env::current_dir()?;
+
+        let contents = Rope::from_reader(BufReader::new(File::open(path)?))?;
+
+        // TODO: create if not found
+        Ok(Buffer { contents })
+    }
+}