loadJSONFromAsset.kt

private fun loadJSONFromAsset(context: Context, name: String): String {
    var json = ""
    try {
        val inputStream = context.applicationContext.assets.open(name)
        val size = inputStream.available()
        val buffer = ByteArray(size)
        inputStream.read(buffer)
        inputStream.close()
        json = String(buffer, Charsets.UTF_8)
    } catch (ioException: IOException) {
        Log.d(APP_DEBUG, ioException.toString())
    }
    return json
}