diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a5b057..d08f241 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def read_requirements():
 
 setup(
     name='gptdeploy',
-    version='0.18.3',
+    version='0.18.4',
     description='Use natural language interface to create, deploy and update your microservice infrastructure.',
     long_description=open('README.md', 'r', encoding='utf-8').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 25bac85..9fc8f12 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.18.3'
+__version__ = '0.18.4'
 from src.main import main
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diff --git a/src/utils/__init__.py b/src/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/utils/io.py b/src/utils/io.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..510a75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/io.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import concurrent.futures
+import concurrent.futures
+from typing import Generator
+
+def recreate_folder(folder_path):
+    if os.path.exists(folder_path) and os.path.isdir(folder_path):
+        shutil.rmtree(folder_path)
+    os.makedirs(folder_path)
+
+def persist_file(file_content, file_name):
+    with open(f'{file_name}', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(file_content)
+
+
+class GenerationTimeoutError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+def timeout_generator_wrapper(generator, timeout):
+    def generator_func():
+        for item in generator:
+            yield item
+
+    def wrapper() -> Generator:
+        gen = generator_func()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
+                    future = executor.submit(next, gen)
+                    yield future.result(timeout=timeout)
+            except StopIteration:
+                break
+            except concurrent.futures.TimeoutError:
+                raise GenerationTimeoutError(f"Generation took longer than {timeout} seconds")
+
+    return wrapper()
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diff --git a/src/utils/string_tools.py b/src/utils/string_tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7a5ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/string_tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import difflib
+
+
+def find_between(input_string, start, end):
+    try:
+        start_index = input_string.index(start) + len(start)
+        end_index = input_string.index(end, start_index)
+        return input_string[start_index:end_index]
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(f'Could not find {start} and {end} in {input_string}')
+
+
+def clean_content(content):
+    return content.replace('```', '').strip()
+
+def print_colored(headline, text, color_code, end='\n'):
+    if color_code == 'black':
+        color_code = '30'
+    elif color_code == 'red':
+        color_code = '31'
+    elif color_code == 'green':
+        color_code = '32'
+    elif color_code == 'yellow':
+        color_code = '33'
+    elif color_code == 'blue':
+        color_code = '34'
+    elif color_code == 'magenta':
+        color_code = '35'
+    elif color_code == 'cyan':
+        color_code = '36'
+    elif color_code == 'white':
+        color_code = '37'
+    color_start = f"\033[{color_code}m"
+    reset = "\033[0m"
+    bold_start = "\033[1m"
+    if headline:
+        print(f"{bold_start}{color_start}{headline}{reset}")
+    print(f"{color_start}{text}{reset}", end=end)
+
+
+def find_differences(a, b):
+    matcher = difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, a, b)
+    differences = set()
+
+    for tag, i1, i2, j1, j2 in matcher.get_opcodes():
+        if tag == 'replace':
+            diff_a = a[i1:i2]
+            diff_b = b[j1:j2]
+            # Check for mirrored results and only add non-mirrored ones
+            if (diff_b, diff_a) not in differences:
+                differences.add((diff_a, diff_b))
+
+    return differences