3 files changed, 43 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/Globals.h b/src/Globals.h
index c29f3200a..c2f117e23 100644
--- a/src/Globals.h
+++ b/src/Globals.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ template class SizeChecker<UInt8,  1>;
 #include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <deque>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <limits>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
diff --git a/src/OSSupport/File.cpp b/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
index f860c37ca..113acc3a5 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "Globals.h"  // NOTE: MSVC stupidness requires this to be the same across all modules
 
 #include "File.h"
-#include <fstream>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	#include <share.h>  // for _SH_DENYWRITE
@@ -710,3 +709,29 @@ void cFile::Flush(void)
 {
 	fflush(m_File);
 }
+
+
+
+
+
+template <class StreamType>
+FileStream<StreamType>::FileStream(const std::string & Path) :
+	StreamType()
+{
+	// Except on failbit, which is what open sets on failure:
+	FileStream::exceptions(FileStream::failbit | FileStream::badbit);
+
+	// Open the file:
+	FileStream::open(Path);
+
+	// Only subsequently except on serious errors, and not on conditions like EOF or malformed input:
+	FileStream::exceptions(FileStream::badbit);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+// Instantiate the templated wrapper for input and output:
+template class FileStream<std::ifstream>;
+template class FileStream<std::ofstream>;
diff --git a/src/OSSupport/File.h b/src/OSSupport/File.h
index 9987c41c7..b2099e9fd 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/File.h
+++ b/src/OSSupport/File.h
@@ -185,3 +185,19 @@ private:
 
 
 
+
+/** A wrapper for file streams that enables exceptions. */
+template <class StreamType>
+class FileStream final : public StreamType
+{
+public:
+
+	FileStream(const std::string & Path);
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+using InputFileStream = FileStream<std::ifstream>;
+using OutputFileStream = FileStream<std::ofstream>;