1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/r_qtl/r_qtl2.py b/r_qtl/r_qtl2.py
index 93b8c8e..8c17362 100644
--- a/r_qtl/r_qtl2.py
+++ b/r_qtl/r_qtl2.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 from functools import reduce, partial
-from typing import Iterator, Iterable, Callable, Optional
+from typing import Union, Iterator, Iterable, Callable, Optional
 
 import yaml
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def raw_file_data(zipfilepath: Union[str, Path],
           zfile.open(memberfilename) as innerfile):
         wrappedfile = io.TextIOWrapper(innerfile)
         for  line in wrappedfile:
-            yield line.strip()
+            yield line
 
 def strip_comments(rawdata: Iterator[str], commentchar) -> Iterator[str]:
     """Remove comments from raw text."""
@@ -334,3 +334,23 @@ def read_control_file(zipfilepath: Union[str, Path]) -> dict:
                 if bool(cdata.get(ftype))
             }
         }
+
+
+def read_file_data(
+        zipfilepath: Union[str, Path],
+        memberfilename: str,
+        processfile: Callable[[Iterator[str]], Iterator[str]] = lambda itr: itr,
+        processline: Callable[[str], str] = lambda line: line,
+        processfield: Callable[
+            [Optional[str]], Optional[str]] = lambda val: val) -> Iterator[
+                tuple[Optional[str], ...]]:
+    """Read a single file from the bundle processing each field."""
+    cdata = read_control_file(zipfilepath)
+    return (
+        tuple(processfield(field.strip())
+              for field in processline(row.strip()).split(cdata["sep"]))
+        for row in
+        processfile(
+            strip_comments(
+                raw_file_data(zipfilepath, memberfilename),
+                cdata["comment.char"])))