/// <inheritdoc/>
public override bool WriteToFile(string outfile, bool ignoreblanks = false, bool throwOnError = false)
{
try
{
logger.User($"Writing to '{outfile}'...");
FileStream fs = File.Create(outfile);
// If we get back null for some reason, just log and return
if (fs == null)
{
logger.Warning($"File '{outfile}' could not be created for writing! Please check to see if the file is writable");
return(false);
}
ClrMameProWriter cmpw = new ClrMameProWriter(fs, new UTF8Encoding(false))
{
Quotes = Quotes
};
// Write out the header
WriteHeader(cmpw);
// Write out each of the machines and roms
string lastgame = null;
// Use a sorted list of games to output
foreach (string key in Items.SortedKeys)
{
ConcurrentList <DatItem> datItems = Items.FilteredItems(key);
// If this machine doesn't contain any writable items, skip
if (!ContainsWritable(datItems))
{
continue;
}
// Resolve the names in the block
datItems = DatItem.ResolveNames(datItems);
for (int index = 0; index < datItems.Count; index++)
{
DatItem datItem = datItems[index];
// If we have a different game and we're not at the start of the list, output the end of last item
if (lastgame != null && lastgame.ToLowerInvariant() != datItem.Machine.Name.ToLowerInvariant())
{
WriteEndGame(cmpw, datItem);
}
// If we have a new game, output the beginning of the new item
if (lastgame == null || lastgame.ToLowerInvariant() != datItem.Machine.Name.ToLowerInvariant())
{
WriteStartGame(cmpw, datItem);
}
// Check for a "null" item
datItem = ProcessNullifiedItem(datItem);
// Write out the item if we're not ignoring
if (!ShouldIgnore(datItem, ignoreblanks))
{
WriteDatItem(cmpw, datItem);
}
// Set the new data to compare against
lastgame = datItem.Machine.Name;
}
}
// Write the file footer out
WriteFooter(cmpw);
logger.User($"'{outfile}' written!{Environment.NewLine}");
cmpw.Dispose();
fs.Dispose();
}
catch (Exception ex) when(!throwOnError)
{
logger.Error(ex);
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
