1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/fs/virtfs/virtfs.cpp b/src/fs/virtfs/virtfs.cpp
index bab10197d..b36ee5ddd 100644
--- a/src/fs/virtfs/virtfs.cpp
+++ b/src/fs/virtfs/virtfs.cpp
@@ -561,4 +561,33 @@ namespace VirtFs
     {
         return file->funcs->eof(file);
     }
+
+    char *loadFile(const std::string &restrict fileName,
+                   int &restrict fileSize)
+    {
+        // Attempt to open the specified file using PhysicsFS
+        VirtFile *restrict const file = VirtFs::openRead(fileName);
+
+        if (!file)
+        {
+            logger->log("Warning: Failed to load %s.",
+                fileName.c_str());
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        logger->log("Loaded %s/%s",
+            VirtFs::getRealDir(fileName).c_str(),
+            fileName.c_str());
+
+        fileSize = CAST_S32(VirtFs::fileLength(file));
+        // Allocate memory and load the file
+        char *restrict const buffer = new char[fileSize];
+        if (fileSize > 0)
+            buffer[fileSize - 1] = 0;
+        VirtFs::read(file, buffer, 1, fileSize);
+        VirtFs::close(file);
+
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
 }  // namespace VirtFs