docs: def import_file_object(filename):
      """
      Summary:
          Imports block filesystem object
      Args:
          :filename (str): block filesystem object
      Returns:
          dictionary obj (valid json file), file data object
      """
      try:
          handle = open(filename, 'r')
          file_obj = handle.read()
          dict_obj = json.loads(file_obj)
  
      except IOError as e:
          logger.critical(
              'import_file_object: %s error opening %s' % (str(e), str(filename))
          )
          raise e
      except ValueError:
          logger.info(
              '%s: import_file_object: %s not json. file object returned' %
              (inspect.stack()[0][3], str(filename))
          )
          return file_obj    # reg file, not valid json
      return dict_obj