"""
Assorted utility functions.
"""

import math
import os


def check_path(path: str) -> str:
    """
    Checks if a file is readable.
    """

    full_path = os.path.abspath(path)
    if not os.path.isfile(full_path):
        raise IOError("Could not read file: {0}".format(path))
    return full_path


def dg_to_kd(dg: float, temperature: float = 25.0) -> float:
    """Coversion of DG into the dissociation constant kd"""

    temp_in_k = temperature + 273.15
    rt = 0.0019858775 * temp_in_k
    return math.exp(dg / rt)