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+"""Base analyzer class for all project analyzers."""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+
+class BaseAnalyzer(ABC):
+    """Base class for all project analyzers."""
+
+    def __init__(self, project_path: Path):
+        self.project_path = project_path
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def analyze(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Analyze the project and return results."""
+        pass
+
+    def _safe_read_file(self, path: Path, encoding: str = "utf-8") -> str | None:
+        """Safely read a file, returning None on error."""
+        try:
+            return path.read_text(encoding=encoding)
+        except (IOError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            return None