def read(*parts):
    """
    Build an absolute path from *parts* and and return the contents of the
    resulting file.  Assume UTF-8 encoding.
    """
    with codecs.open(os.path.join(HERE, *parts), "rb", "utf-8") as f:
        return f.read()
async def async_get_pickup_events() -> list[PickupEvent]:
        """Get the next pickup."""
        try:
            return await client.async_get_pickup_events(
                start_date=date.today(), end_date=date.today() + timedelta(weeks=4)
            )
        except RecollectError as err:
            raise UpdateFailed(
                f"Error while requesting data from ReCollect: {err}"
            ) from err