Putting together JSON format next?

src/EditorApp.cpp

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ EditorApp::EditorApp(): OpenGLWindow("Editor App", 1776, 1000, GL_VER_MAJOR, GL_
     camera.DefaultState();
 }
 
-void EditorApp::LoadTestFile()
+
+std::string read_file_contents(const std::filesystem::path& file_path)
 {
     std::ifstream input;
     input.open("test.lvl", std::ios::binary | std::ios::in);
@@ -38,16 +39,67 @@ void EditorApp::LoadTestFile()
     input.read(buffer, data_length);
     input.close();
 
+    std::string result = std::string(buffer);
+    delete[] buffer;
+    return result;
+}
+
+void EditorApp::LoadTestFile()
+{
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists("test_level"))
+        std::filesystem::create_directory("test_level");
+
+
+    //if (!std::filesystem::exists("test_level/metadata.json"))
+
+
+    //std::string level_metadata_text = read_file_contents("test_level/metadata.json");
+
+    std::ifstream input;
+    input.open("test.lvl", std::ios::binary | std::ios::in);
+    input.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+    int data_length = input.tellg();
+    input.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+    char* buffer = new char[data_length];
+    input.read(buffer, data_length);
+    input.close();
+
     auto* data = reinterpret_cast<int*>(buffer);
-    memcpy(grid, data, grid_rows * grid_cols * sizeof(int));
+
+    for (int x = 0; x < grid_rows; x++)
+    {
+        for (int y = 0; y < grid_cols; y++)
+        {
+            int index = (x*grid_cols + y);
+            grid[x][y] = data[index];
+        }
+    }
+
+    //memcpy(grid, data, grid_rows * grid_cols * sizeof(int));
+
+    delete[] buffer;
 }
 
 void EditorApp::SaveTestFile()
 {
+
+    int* buffer = new int[grid_rows*grid_cols];
+    for (int x = 0; x < grid_rows; x++)
+    {
+        for (int y = 0; y < grid_cols; y++)
+        {
+            int index = (x*grid_cols + y);
+            buffer[index] = grid[x][y];
+        }
+    }
+
     std::ofstream output;
     output.open("test.lvl", std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
-    output.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&grid[0][0]), grid_rows * grid_cols * sizeof(int));
+    output.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer), grid_rows * grid_cols * sizeof(int));
     output.close();
+
+    delete[] buffer;
 }
 
 void EditorApp::LoadMisc()
@@ -60,11 +112,9 @@ void EditorApp::LoadMisc()
 
     PopulateQuads();
 
-    for (int x = 0; x < grid_rows; x++) {
-        for (int y = 0; y < grid_cols; y++) {
-            grid[x][y] = -1;
-        }
-    }
+    InitGrid();
+
+
 
     if (std::filesystem::exists("test.lvl"))
         LoadTestFile();