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diff --git a/src/io_manager.cpp b/src/io_manager.cpp
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+#include "io_manager.hpp"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+bool IoManager::readFileToBuffer(const std::string &file_path, std::vector<unsigned char> &buffer)
+{
+    std::ifstream file(file_path, std::ios::binary);
+    if(!file.is_open())
+	throw std::runtime_error("Could not open '"+file_path+"'");
+    
+    // seek to the end
+    file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+
+    // get the file size
+    int file_size = file.tellg();
+    file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+    // reduce file size by header bytes
+    file_size -= file.tellg();
+
+    buffer.resize(file_size);
+    file.read((char *)&buffer[0], file_size);
+    file.close();
+
+    return true;
+}