[util] GetFileSize

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index b0a538b527..5921378a76 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ bool CheckDiskSpace(const fs::path& dir, uint64_t additional_bytes)
     return free_bytes_available >= min_disk_space + additional_bytes;
 }
 
+std::streampos GetFileSize(const char* path, std::streamsize max) {
+    std::ifstream file(path, std::ios::binary);
+    file.ignore(max);
+    return file.gcount();
+}
+
 /**
  * Interpret a string argument as a boolean.
  *
diff --git a/src/util/system.h b/src/util/system.h
index 3138522b5c..61fd611aca 100644
--- a/src/util/system.h
+++ b/src/util/system.h
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ void UnlockDirectory(const fs::path& directory, const std::string& lockfile_name
 bool DirIsWritable(const fs::path& directory);
 bool CheckDiskSpace(const fs::path& dir, uint64_t additional_bytes = 0);
 
+/** Get the size of a file by scanning it.
+ *
+ * @param[in] path The file path
+ * @param[in] max Stop seeking beyond this limit
+ * @return The file size or max
+ */
+std::streampos GetFileSize(const char* path, std::streamsize max = std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max());
+
 /** Release all directory locks. This is used for unit testing only, at runtime
  * the global destructor will take care of the locks.
  */