Moved read_file to a general base library

1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/asm/base.cpp b/asm/base.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2024 Aryadev Chavali
+
+ * You may distribute and modify this code under the terms of the GPLv2
+ * license.  You should have received a copy of the GPLv2 license with
+ * this file.  If not, please write to: aryadev@aryadevchavali.com.
+
+ * Created: 2024-04-14
+ * Author: Aryadev Chavali
+ * Description:
+ */
+
+#include "./base.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdio>
+
+std::optional<std::string> read_file(const char *filename)
+{
+  FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "rb");
+  if (fp)
+  {
+    std::string contents;
+    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
+    contents.resize(ftell(fp));
+    rewind(fp);
+    fread(&contents[0], 1, contents.size(), fp);
+    fclose(fp);
+
+    return contents;
+  }
+  else
+    return std::nullopt;
+}