1 files changed, 87 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/fileutils.h b/include/fileutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89f92f97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/fileutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * InspIRCd -- Internet Relay Chat Daemon
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Powell <petpow@saberuk.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of InspIRCd.  InspIRCd is free software: you can
+ * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+/** Provides an easy method of reading a text file into memory. */
+class CoreExport FileReader
+{
+	/** The lines of text in the file. */
+	std::vector<std::string> lines;
+
+	/** File size in bytes. */
+	unsigned long totalSize;
+
+ public:
+	/** Initializes a new file reader. */
+	FileReader() : totalSize(0) { }
+
+	/** Initializes a new file reader and reads the specified file.
+	 * @param filename The file to read into memory.
+	 */
+	FileReader(const std::string& filename);
+
+	/** Loads a text file from disk.
+	 * @param filename The file to read into memory.
+	 * @throw CoreException The file can not be loaded.
+	 */
+	void Load(const std::string& filename);
+
+	/** Retrieves the entire contents of the file cache as a single string. */
+	std::string GetString() const;
+
+	/** Retrieves the entire contents of the file cache as a vector of strings. */
+	const std::vector<std::string>& GetVector() const { return lines; }
+
+	/** Retrieves the total size in bytes of the file. */
+	unsigned long TotalSize() const { return totalSize; }
+};
+
+/** Implements methods for file system access */
+class CoreExport FileSystem
+{
+private:
+	FileSystem() { }
+
+public:
+	/** Expands a path fragment to a full path.
+	 * @param base The base path to expand from
+	 * @param fragment The path fragment to expand on top of base.
+	 */
+	static std::string ExpandPath(const std::string& base, const std::string& fragment);
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether a file with the specified name exists on the filesystem.
+	 * @param path The path to a file.
+	 * @return True if the file exists; otherwise, false.
+	*/
+	static bool FileExists(const std::string& path);
+
+	/** Gets the file name segment of a path.
+	 * @param path The path to extract the file name from.
+	 * @return The file name segment of a path.
+	 */
+	static std::string GetFileName(const std::string& path);
+
+	/** Determines whether the given path starts with a Windows drive letter.
+	 * @param path The path to validate.
+	 * @returns True if the path begins with a Windows drive letter; otherwise, false.
+	 */
+	static bool StartsWithWindowsDriveLetter(const std::string& path);
+};