diff --git a/core-buffer/include/BufferUtils.hpp b/core-buffer/include/BufferUtils.hpp
index 10f022d..aa1ef2b 100644
--- a/core-buffer/include/BufferUtils.hpp
+++ b/core-buffer/include/BufferUtils.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace BufferUtils
     void update_latest_file(
             const std::string& latest_filename,
             const std::string& filename_to_write);
+
+    std::string get_latest_file(const std::string& latest_filename);
 }
 
 #endif //BUFFER_UTILS_HPP
diff --git a/core-buffer/src/BufferUtils.cpp b/core-buffer/src/BufferUtils.cpp
index 5647e32..679abd4 100644
--- a/core-buffer/src/BufferUtils.cpp
+++ b/core-buffer/src/BufferUtils.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "BufferUtils.hpp"
 #include <sstream>
+#include <fstream>
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -50,4 +51,16 @@ void BufferUtils::update_latest_file(
     auto str_latest_command = latest_command.str();
 
     system(str_latest_command.c_str());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+string BufferUtils::get_latest_file(const string& latest_filename)
+{
+    std::ifstream latest_input_file;
+    latest_input_file.open(latest_filename);
+
+    std::stringstream strStream;
+    strStream << latest_input_file.rdbuf();
+    std::string filename = strStream.str();
+
+    return filename.substr(0, filename.size()-1);
+}