public static List<String> linesFromFile(String filePath) {                
		List<String> records = new ArrayList<String>();                
		try {                        
			BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filePath));                        
			String currentLine;                        
			while ((currentLine = reader.readLine()) != null) {                                
				records.add(currentLine);                        
			}                        
			reader.close();                
		} catch (Exception e) {                        
			e.printStackTrace();
		}                
		return records;        
	}