Ingest Files
To import files as a Str
or a List U8
(list of bytes):
import "some-file.txt" as some_str : Str import "some-file" as some_bytes : List U8
This prevents needing to set up the error handling for the file reading.
The file content is included in the Roc app executable, if you publish the executable, you do not need to provide the file alongside it.
Full Code
app [main!] { cli: platform "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.20.0/X73hGh05nNTkDHU06FHC0YfFaQB1pimX7gncRcao5mU.tar.br" } import cli.Stdout import cli.Arg exposing [Arg] import "sample.txt" as sample : Str main! : List Arg => Result {} _ main! = |_args| Stdout.line!("Contents of sample.txt: ${sample}")
Output
Run this from the directory that has main.roc
in it:
$ roc main.roc Contents of sample.txt: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog