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File.getContents() weirdness.js

Need a sanity check. Using `File.getReader().readUntil(',')` doesn't work unless I also call `File.getContents()`??!?
Even if I'm doing nothing with the contents, just logging it:

the file.File object "csvFile" is from `file.create(…)`
getting the file.File object via `file.load(…)` and getting the reader from that means that you _don't_ have to call `File.getContents()`

My theory is that even though `file.create(…)` _*says*_ that it returns a file.File object, it's not quite a fully-fledged file.File object until you call `.getContents()` on it

Yeah, I think that's correct, as calling `.save()` on the file first (instead of `.getContents()`) also works

This was in SS2.1, but I've just confirmed that SS2.0 has the issue also.
Logging a ticket with NS support

if that’s how it behaves i’m fine with that.  seems normal to want a lean `file` record/stub without the contents of the file much of the time.

if you’re arguing that `getReader()` should do this automatically, then you’re really only saving yourself some typing but file contents can change without `file` stub changing so maybe it’s actually what you want?

Yeah, that makes sense. I was mostly railing against the lack of documentation about it.
`file.create()` returns a file.File object, which by all accounts you should be able to use `getReader()` on.
I can't get the time back I spent debugging, but would settle for the docs of `getReader()` getting amended to mention this