charcoal/OpenGLEngine/Util.cpp

#include "Util.h"

#include <fstream>
#include <string>

#include "Exception.h"

std::string Util::load_file(const std::string& path)
{
	std::ifstream input_stream;
	try
	{
		input_stream.open(path);
	}
	catch (std::ios::failure& e)
	{
		throw Exception(std::string("Error Opening File: ") + e.what(), "class Util");
	}
	if (input_stream.is_open())
	{
		input_stream.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
		size_t size = input_stream.tellg();
		std::string buffer(size, ' ');
		input_stream.seekg(std::ios::beg);
		input_stream.read(&buffer[0], size);
		return buffer;
	}
	else
	{
		throw Exception("Unable to access file: " + path, "class Util");
	}
}