code: def get(self, branch='master', filename=''):
          
          file_contents = ''
  
          if self.runway_dir:
              file_contents = self.local_file(filename=filename)
          else:
              file_contents = self.remote_file(branch=branch, filename=filename)
  
          return file_contents
docs: Retrieve _filename_ from GitLab.
  
          Args:
              branch (str): Git Branch to find file.
              filename (str): Name of file to retrieve relative to root of Git
                  repository, or _runway_dir_ if specified.
  
          Returns:
              str: Contents of file.