diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/file.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/file.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afc9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/file.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <iostream> // std::ios
+#include <memory>   // std::make_unique
+
+#include "inferno/file.h"
+
+namespace Inferno {
+
+	std::string File::read(const std::string &path)
+	{
+		// Create input stream object and open file
+		std::ifstream file(path.c_str());
+		NF_CORE_ASSERT(file.is_open(), "File could not open: %s", path.c_str());
+
+		// Check if file exists
+		if (!file.is_open()) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		// Get length of the file
+		file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+		int length = file.tellg();
+		file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+		NF_CORE_ASSERT(length != -1, "File could not determine length: %s", path.c_str());
+
+		// Check for valid file length
+		if (length == -1) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		// Allocate memory filled with zeros
+		auto buffer = std::make_unique<char[]>(length + 1);
+
+		// Fill buffer with file contents
+		file.read(buffer.get(), length);
+		file.close();
+
+		// Create string from the buffer and return
+		return std::string(buffer.get(), length + 1);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/file.h b/inferno/src/inferno/file.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de14b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#ifndef FILE_H
+#define FILE_H
+
+#include <fstream> // std::ifstream, std::ofstream
+#include <iomanip> // std::setfill, std::setw
+#include <string>  // std::string
+
+#include "inferno/core.h"
+#include "inferno/log.h"
+
+namespace Inferno {
+
+	class File {
+	public:
+		static std::string read(const std::string &path);
+
+		template<typename T>
+		static void ioRead(T &t, const std::string &path)
+		{
+			std::ifstream file(path);
+			NF_CORE_ASSERT(file.is_open(), "File could not open: %s", path.c_str());
+
+			if (file.is_open()) {
+				file >> t;
+				file.close();
+			}
+		}
+
+		template<typename T>
+		static void ioWrite(T &t, const std::string &path)
+		{
+			std::ofstream file (path);
+			NF_CORE_ASSERT(file.is_open(), "File could not open: %s", path.c_str());
+
+			if (file.is_open()) {
+				// Write file with single tabs, nicely formatted
+				file << std::setfill ('\t') << std::setw(1) << t << std::endl;
+				file.close();
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+}
+
+#endif // FILE_H
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/settings.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/settings.cpp
index 6c5e4f1..6e4aceb 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/settings.cpp
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/settings.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <string>  // std::string
 
 #include "inferno/core.h"
+#include "inferno/file.h"
 #include "inferno/log.h"
 #include "inferno/settings.h"
 
@@ -26,14 +27,14 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 	void Settings::initialize()
 	{
-		nlohmann::json m_json = this->load();
+		nlohmann::json json = this->load();
 
 		try {
-			m_properties.window.title      = strdup(m_json["window"]["title"].get<std::string>().c_str());
-			m_properties.window.width      = m_json["window"]["width"].get<int>();
-			m_properties.window.height     = m_json["window"]["height"].get<int>();
-			m_properties.window.fullscreen = strdup(m_json["window"]["fullscreen"].get<std::string>().c_str());
-			m_properties.window.vsync      = m_json["window"]["vsync"].get<bool>();
+			m_properties.window.title      = strdup(json["window"]["title"].get<std::string>().c_str());
+			m_properties.window.width      = json["window"]["width"].get<int>();
+			m_properties.window.height     = json["window"]["height"].get<int>();
+			m_properties.window.fullscreen = strdup(json["window"]["fullscreen"].get<std::string>().c_str());
+			m_properties.window.vsync      = json["window"]["vsync"].get<bool>();
 		}
 		catch (...) {
 			NF_CORE_WARN("Settings syntax error: using default values");
@@ -51,15 +52,7 @@ namespace Inferno {
 	{
 		nlohmann::json json;
 
-		std::ifstream file(m_path);
-		NF_CORE_ASSERT(file.is_open(), "Could not open settings file!");
-
-		if (file.is_open()) {
-			// Read the JSON file
-			file >> json;
-			file.close();
-		}
-
+		File::ioRead(json, m_path);
 		NF_CORE_INFO("Settings loaded");
 
 		return json;
@@ -74,15 +67,7 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		json["window"]["fullscreen"] = m_properties.window.fullscreen;
 		json["window"]["vsync"]      = m_properties.window.vsync;
 
-		std::ofstream file (m_path);
-		NF_CORE_ASSERT(file.is_open(), "Could not open settings file!");
-
-		if (file.is_open()) {
-			// Write the JSON file with single tabs, nicely formatted
-			file << std::setfill ('\t') << std::setw(1) << json << std::endl;
-			file.close();
-		}
-
+		File::ioWrite(json, m_path);
 		NF_CORE_INFO("Settings saved");
 
 		return true;