From 03b2f44744f9223c4a878b8ad311a29779d65cf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Albert S." <mail@quitesimple.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:07:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Begin support for "embedded resources"

---
 embedded.cpp | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 embedded.h   | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 embedded.cpp
 create mode 100644 embedded.h

diff --git a/embedded.cpp b/embedded.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe9a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embedded.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <string_view>
+#include "embedded.h"
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string_view, std::string_view> text_resources;
+
+#include "embedded_declarations.inc"
+
+void utils::embedded_init_text_resources()
+{
+#include "init_text_resources.inc"
+}
+
+std::string_view utils::embedded_get_text_resource(std::string_view name)
+{
+	auto it = text_resources.find(name);
+	if(it != text_resources.end())
+	{
+		return it->second;
+	}
+	return std::string_view{};
+}
diff --git a/embedded.h b/embedded.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f306b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embedded.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef EMBEDDED_H
+#define EMBEDDED__H
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+#define DECLARE_RESOURCE(name)                                                                                         \
+	extern "C"                                                                                                         \
+	{                                                                                                                  \
+		extern const char _binary_##name##_start[];                                                                    \
+		extern const char _binary_##name##_end[];                                                                      \
+	}
+
+#define RESOURCE_START(name) (_binary_##name##_start)
+#define RESOURCE_END(name) (_binary_##name##_end)
+#define RESOURCE_SIZE(name) (static_cast<std::size_t>(_binary_##name##_end - _binary_##name##_start))
+
+#define RESOURCE_STRING_VIEW(name) {std::string_view(RESOURCE_START(name), RESOURCE_SIZE(name))}
+
+namespace utils
+{
+void embedded_init_text_resources();
+std::string_view embedded_get_text_resource(std::string_view name);
+}
+
+#endif