code: def _read_sam_file(template):
      
      if not os.path.exists(template):
          click.secho("SAM Template Not Found", bg='red')
          raise SamTemplateNotFoundException("Template at {} is not found".format(template))
  
      with click.open_file(template, 'r') as sam_template:
          sam_template = yaml_parse(sam_template.read())
  
      return sam_template
docs: Reads the file (json and yaml supported) provided and returns the dictionary representation of the file.
  
      :param str template: Path to the template file
      :return dict: Dictionary representing the SAM Template
      :raises: SamTemplateNotFoundException when the template file does not exist