diff --git a/src/FileLoader.cc b/src/FileLoader.cc
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+++ b/src/FileLoader.cc
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+#include "FileLoader.h"
+#include "FileReader.h"
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/** Create a FileLoader. */
+FileLoader::FileLoader()
+{
+    m_buf = NULL;
+    m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_LF;
+    m_lines = NULL;
+}
+
+FileLoader::~FileLoader()
+{
+    if (m_buf != NULL)
+    {
+        delete[] m_buf;
+        m_buf = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+bool FileLoader::load(const char * fname)
+{
+    size_t size;
+
+    if (!FileReader::load(fname, &m_buf, &size))
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    load_buf(size);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void FileLoader::load_buf(size_t size)
+{
+    LineIndexPairVectorRef lines[LINE_ENDING_COUNT];
+    size_t line_start[LINE_ENDING_COUNT] = {0};
+    unsigned int n_cr = 0;
+    unsigned int n_lf = 0;
+    bool crlf = true;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < LINE_ENDING_COUNT; i++)
+    {
+        lines[i] = std::make_shared<LineIndexPairVector>();
+    }
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        if (m_buf[i] == '\r')
+        {
+            lines[LINE_ENDING_CR]->push_back(LineIndexPair(&m_buf[line_start[LINE_ENDING_CR]], i - line_start[LINE_ENDING_CR]));
+            n_cr++;
+            line_start[LINE_ENDING_CR] = i + 1;
+            if (crlf)
+            {
+                if ((i < (size - 1)) && (m_buf[i + 1] == '\n'))
+                {
+                    lines[LINE_ENDING_CRLF]->push_back(LineIndexPair(&m_buf[line_start[LINE_ENDING_CRLF]], i - line_start[LINE_ENDING_CRLF]));
+                    n_lf++;
+                    i++;
+                    line_start[LINE_ENDING_CRLF] = i + 1;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    crlf = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if (m_buf[i] == '\n')
+        {
+            lines[LINE_ENDING_LF]->push_back(LineIndexPair(&m_buf[line_start[LINE_ENDING_LF]], i - line_start[LINE_ENDING_LF]));
+            crlf = false;
+            n_lf++;
+            line_start[LINE_ENDING_LF] = i + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (crlf && (n_lf > 0u))
+    {
+        m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_CRLF;
+        m_lines = lines[LINE_ENDING_CRLF];
+    }
+    else if ((n_cr > 0u) && (n_lf == 0u))
+    {
+        m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_CR;
+        m_lines = lines[LINE_ENDING_CR];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_line_endings = LINE_ENDING_LF;
+        m_lines = lines[LINE_ENDING_LF];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/FileLoader.h b/src/FileLoader.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FileLoader.h
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+#ifndef JES_FILELOADER_H
+#define JES_FILELOADER_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+
+class FileLoader
+{
+public:
+    enum
+    {
+        LINE_ENDING_LF,
+        LINE_ENDING_CR,
+        LINE_ENDING_CRLF,
+        LINE_ENDING_COUNT
+    };
+
+    FileLoader();
+    ~FileLoader();
+    bool load(const char * fname);
+    unsigned int num_lines()
+    {
+        if (m_lines == NULL)
+        {
+            return 0u;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return m_lines->size();
+        }
+    }
+    int get_line_endings() { return m_line_endings; }
+protected:
+    typedef std::pair<const uint8_t *, size_t> LineIndexPair;
+    typedef std::vector<LineIndexPair> LineIndexPairVector;
+    typedef std::shared_ptr<LineIndexPairVector> LineIndexPairVectorRef;
+    void load_buf(size_t size);
+    uint8_t * m_buf;
+    int m_line_endings;
+    LineIndexPairVectorRef m_lines;
+};
+
+#endif