module file

export func read_text(path: string): ^u8 {
    let fd = sys::open(path.ptr 0 0o644)
    if fd < 0 {
        return ^u8(0) // failed to open
    }

    let buf_size: u64 = 4096
    let buf = c::malloc(buf_size) as ^u8
    if buf == ^u8(0) {
        return ^u8(0)
    }

    let bytes_read = sys::read(fd, buf, buf_size)
    if bytes_read < 0 {
        c::free(buf)
        return ^u8(0)
    }

    buf[bytes_read] = 0

    return buf
}