linux-wallpaperengine/WallpaperEngine/FileSystem/utils.cpp

// filesystem includes
#include "utils.h"

// engine includes
#include "../Irrlicht/Irrlicht.h"

namespace WallpaperEngine::FileSystem
{
    std::string loadFullFile (irr::io::path file)
    {
        irr::io::IReadFile* reader = WallpaperEngine::Irrlicht::device->getFileSystem ()->createAndOpenFile (file);

        if (reader == NULL)
            throw std::runtime_error ("Cannot open file " + std::string (file.c_str ()) + " for reading");

        char* filedata = new char [reader->getSize () + 1];
        memset (filedata, 0, reader->getSize () + 1);

        reader->read (filedata, reader->getSize ());
        reader->drop ();

        std::string content = filedata;
        delete [] filedata;

        return content;
    }
};