Read an Embedded Resource

February 06, 2025

general csharp

Code

public static async Task<string> ReadResourceAsync(this Assembly assembly, string name)
{
    // Determine path
    string resourcePath; // Format: "{Namespace}.{Folder}.{filename}.{Extension}"
    resourcePath = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames().Single(str => str.EndsWith(name));

    using Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourcePath)!;
    using StreamReader reader = new(stream);
    return await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
}

Usage:

var text = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
            .ReadResourceAsync("TrelApps.MoveDb.Core.Templates.SqlServer.scriban")
            .Result;

Reference

TrelApps.CSharp.Extensions How to read embedded resource text file