From d368a49f56d2ad0717a97113307214006a6f838c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aryadev Chavali <aryadev@aryadevchavali.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:10:23 +0630
Subject: Implemented a function to read a file in full

Uses std::optional in case file doesn't exist.
---
 asm/main.cpp | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/asm/main.cpp b/asm/main.cpp
index 17023e7..c1b23b7 100644
--- a/asm/main.cpp
+++ b/asm/main.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,36 @@
  * Description: Entrypoint for assembly program
  */
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
 
 #include <lib/inst.h>
 
 #include "./lexer.hpp"
 
+using std::pair, std::string, std::string_view, std::vector;
+
+std::optional<string> read_file(const char *filename)
+{
+  FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "rb");
+  if (fp)
+  {
+    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;
+}
+
 void usage(const char *program_name, FILE *fp)
 {
   fprintf(fp,
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