stuck in endless input loop

Question

I have this code

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>

std::string readFileIntoString(const std::string& filename);
void interpret(std::string file);
void lexer(std::string file);
void execute();

std::vector<std::string> tokens;

int main() {
    std::cout << "Enter the filename: ";
    std::string filename;
    getline(std::cin, filename);
    std::string fileContents = readFileIntoString(filename);
    
    interpret(fileContents);
    
    return 0;
}

std::string readFileIntoString(const std::string& filename) {
    std::ifstream file(filename);
    
    if (!file.is_open()) {
        
        std::cout<<"File could not be found";
        return "";
        
    }

    std::ostringstream oss;
    oss << file.rdbuf();

    return oss.str();
    
}

void interpret(std::string file){
    
    lexer(file);
    execute();
    
}

void lexer(std::string file){
    
    //Super basic lexer, going to add more later...
    std::string token;
    std::stringstream File;
    File.str(file);
    while(true){
        if(File.str().empty()){
            break;
        }
        File>>token;
        tokens.push_back(token);
    }
    
}

void execute(){
    
    int index = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < tokens.size(); i++) {
        std::cout<<"test ";
    }
    
}

but it just gives me an endless supply of inputs

Answer 1

but it just gives me an endless supply of inputs

Well, what is happening here is that you have an infinite loop, because of

if (File.str().empty())
{
    break;
}

will never terminate unless your file never ever hand any content in it.

Instead, you should probably check if you've reached the end of the stream. With these changes, your last two functions would look something like this:

void lexer(std::string content)
{
    //Super basic lexer, going to add more later...
    std::string token;
    std::stringstream stringStream(content);
    while (!stringStream.eof())
    {
        stringStream >> token;
        tokens.push_back(token);
    }
}

void execute()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < tokens.size(); i++)
    {
        std::cout << tokens[i];
    }
}