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LXC/Common/FileRead.h
2025-07-20 13:10:57 +01:00

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#pragma once
#include <filesystem>
#include <fstream>
namespace LXC::Util
{
struct FileReadError
{
// Different reasons why the error can occur //
enum Reason
{
FileNotFound,
PermissionDenied,
NotAFile
};
// Constructor to pass arguments to the struct //
FileReadError(const std::filesystem::path& _path, Reason _reason)
: path(_path), reason(_reason)
{}
// Error information //
const std::filesystem::path path;
const Reason reason;
// Turns the error into a c-string //
inline static const char* const ReasonStr(const Reason& reason)
{
static const char* reasons[] =
{
"File cannot be found",
"File reading permissions are denied",
"Not a file"
};
return reasons[reason];
}
};
inline ReturnVal<std::string, FileReadError> ReadFile(const std::filesystem::path& filepath)
{
// Checks the file exists //
if (!std::filesystem::exists(filepath))
return FunctionFail(FileReadError(std::filesystem::absolute(filepath), FileReadError::FileNotFound));
// Checks it is a regular file //
if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(filepath))
return FunctionFail(FileReadError(std::filesystem::absolute(filepath), FileReadError::NotAFile));
// Checks it can open the file //
std::ifstream file(filepath, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
if (!file)
return FunctionFail(FileReadError(std::filesystem::absolute(filepath), FileReadError::PermissionDenied));
// Copies the file to the output string //
const std::streamsize len = file.tellg();
file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
std::string contents(len, '\0');
file.read(&contents[0], len);
return contents;
}
}