HomeMonitor/Weather/Service/ResourceReader.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;

namespace ChrisKaczor.HomeMonitor.Weather.Service
{
    public static class ResourceReader
    {
        public static string GetString(string resourceName)
        {
            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
            using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
            {
                if (stream == null)
                {
                    throw new Exception($"Resource {resourceName} not found in {assembly.FullName}.  Valid resources are: {string.Join(", ", assembly.GetManifestResourceNames())}.");
                }

                using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
                {
                    return reader.ReadToEnd();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}