1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/slurp.c b/slurp.c
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+++ b/slurp.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define BUFFER_STEP 1024
+
+char *slurp(FILE *f, size_t *size)
+{
+	char *buffer = NULL;
+	size_t nread = 0;
+
+	buffer = malloc(BUFFER_STEP);
+	if (!buffer) {
+		perror("malloc");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	while (!feof(f)) {
+		nread = fread(&buffer[*size], 1, BUFFER_STEP, f);
+		*size += nread;
+		buffer = realloc(buffer, *size);
+		if (!buffer) {
+			perror("realloc");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (ferror(f)) {
+		perror("slurp/fread");
+	}
+	return buffer;
+}