def readFile(logger, pattern, now, path, mags):
magazines = None
reader = FileReader(pattern, path)
if pattern.endswith(".html") == True and reader.validate_url(path) == True:
magazines = reader.read_html_page(path)
else:
magazines, listOfArticles = reader.execute_with_params(
pattern, path, mags)
results = dict()
logger.info("Read all the magazines (it took " + str(now) +
"), now send them to arpa")
mini = reader.getMinLength()
maxi = reader.getMaxLength()
return results, magazines, mini, maxi
