Q-W1 pt1: extract core/json (json::Reader/Writer), collapse wire Cursor family into core/wire, shared readFileBytes — five JSON decoders and three cursor copies deleted, byte-identical formats, 59/59 green

src/core/util/file_bytes.cpp

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+// core/util/file_bytes implementation — see file_bytes.h.
+
+#include "core/util/file_bytes.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace reasampler {
+
+std::vector<std::uint8_t> readFileBytes(const std::string& path) {
+    std::ifstream f(path, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
+    if (!f) return {};
+    const std::streamoff size = f.tellg();
+    if (size <= 0) return {};
+    std::vector<std::uint8_t> bytes(static_cast<std::size_t>(size));
+    f.seekg(0);
+    f.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(bytes.data()), size);
+    if (!f) return {};
+    return bytes;
+}
+
+}  // namespace reasampler