5 files changed, 40 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1a39a14d..72c7fb51 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ pub fn typeset(ctx: &mut Context, id: SourceId) -> TypResult<Vec<Frame>> {
 
 /// The core context which holds the configuration and stores.
 pub struct Context {
+    /// The loader for fonts and files.
+    pub loader: Arc<dyn Loader>,
     /// Stores loaded source files.
     pub sources: SourceStore,
     /// Stores parsed font faces.
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ impl Context {
     /// Create a new context.
     pub fn new(loader: Arc<dyn Loader>, config: Config) -> Self {
         Self {
+            loader: Arc::clone(&loader),
             sources: SourceStore::new(Arc::clone(&loader)),
             fonts: FontStore::new(Arc::clone(&loader)),
             images: ImageStore::new(loader),
diff --git a/src/library/mod.rs b/src/library/mod.rs
index d78e38ca..bd34590a 100644
--- a/src/library/mod.rs
+++ b/src/library/mod.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Scope {
     std.def_fn("roman", utility::roman);
     std.def_fn("symbol", utility::symbol);
     std.def_fn("lorem", utility::lorem);
+    std.def_fn("csv", utility::csv);
 
     // Predefined colors.
     std.define("black", Color::BLACK);
diff --git a/src/library/prelude.rs b/src/library/prelude.rs
index c033b631..f55447c3 100644
--- a/src/library/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/library/prelude.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 pub use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 pub use std::hash::Hash;
+pub use std::io;
 pub use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 pub use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub use typst_macros::node;
 
-pub use crate::diag::{with_alternative, At, Error, StrResult, TypError, TypResult};
+pub use crate::diag::{
+    failed_to_load, with_alternative, At, Error, StrResult, TypError, TypResult,
+};
 pub use crate::eval::{
     Arg, Args, Array, Cast, Dict, Dynamic, Func, Machine, Node, RawAlign, RawLength,
     RawStroke, Scope, Smart, Value,
diff --git a/src/library/utility/data.rs b/src/library/utility/data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f9e6bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library/utility/data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use crate::library::prelude::*;
+
+/// Read structured data from a CSV file.
+pub fn csv(vm: &mut Machine, args: &mut Args) -> TypResult<Value> {
+    let Spanned { v: path, span } =
+        args.expect::<Spanned<EcoString>>("path to csv file")?;
+
+    let path = vm.locate(&path).at(span)?;
+    let try_load = || -> io::Result<Value> {
+        let data = vm.ctx.loader.load(&path)?;
+
+        let mut builder = csv::ReaderBuilder::new();
+        builder.has_headers(false);
+
+        let mut reader = builder.from_reader(data.as_slice());
+        let mut vec = vec![];
+
+        for result in reader.records() {
+            vec.push(Value::Array(
+                result?.iter().map(|field| Value::Str(field.into())).collect(),
+            ))
+        }
+
+        Ok(Value::Array(Array::from_vec(vec)))
+    };
+
+    try_load()
+        .map_err(|err| failed_to_load("csv file", &path, err))
+        .at(span)
+}
diff --git a/src/library/utility/mod.rs b/src/library/utility/mod.rs
index 10aa7c7a..9c95e60c 100644
--- a/src/library/utility/mod.rs
+++ b/src/library/utility/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 //! Computational utility functions.
 
 mod color;
+mod data;
 mod math;
 mod string;
 
 pub use color::*;
+pub use data::*;
 pub use math::*;
 pub use string::*;