diff --git a/src/app/core/utils/file_util.cc b/src/app/core/utils/file_util.cc
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+#include "file_util.h"
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#include <windows.h>
+#else
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace yaze {
+namespace app {
+namespace core {
+
+std::string LoadFile(const std::string& filename) {
+  std::string contents;
+  // TODO: Load a file based on the platform and add error handling
+  return contents;
+}
+
+}  // namespace core
+}  // namespace app
+}  // namespace yaze
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diff --git a/src/app/core/utils/file_util.h b/src/app/core/utils/file_util.h
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+#ifndef YAZE_APP_CORE_UTILS_FILE_UTIL_H
+#define YAZE_APP_CORE_UTILS_FILE_UTIL_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace yaze {
+namespace app {
+namespace core {
+
+std::string GetFileExtension(const std::string& filename) {
+  size_t dot = filename.find_last_of(".");
+  if (dot == std::string::npos) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  return filename.substr(dot + 1);
+}
+
+std::string GetFileName(const std::string& filename) {
+  size_t slash = filename.find_last_of("/");
+  if (slash == std::string::npos) {
+    return filename;
+  }
+  return filename.substr(slash + 1);
+}
+
+std::string LoadFile(const std::string& filename);
+
+}  // namespace core
+}  // namespace app
+}  // namespace yaze
+
+#endif  // YAZE_APP_CORE_UTILS_FILE_UTIL_H
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