import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class MessageQueueImporter {

/**

* Imports message queue data from a file or other source.

*

* @param filePath The path to the file containing message queue data.

* @return A list of messages, where each message is represented as a string.

* Returns an empty list if the file is not found or an error occurs.

*/

public static List<String> importMessages(String filePath) {

List<String> messages = new ArrayList<>();

try {

// Read the file line by line

java.io.File file = new java.io.File(filePath);

java.io.FileReader reader = new java.io.FileReader(file);

java.io.BufferedReader buffer = new java.io.BufferedReader(reader);

String line;

while ((line = buffer.readLine()) != null) {

messages.add(line); // Add each line as a message

}

buffer.close();

reader.close();

} catch (java.io.IOException e) {

System.err.println("Error reading file: " + e.getMessage());

return new ArrayList<>(); // Return empty list on error

}

return messages;

}

}