public static string Read(string file, int?project = null, bool sortbystartdate = false)
{
try
{
int noOfValueRows;
//Read the .txt file into data columns.
var fileDataColumns = FileReader.ReadFileData(file, out noOfValueRows);
//Create objects out of input data.
var productData = FileDataHandler.DataToObjects <ProductData>(fileDataColumns, noOfValueRows);
//Filter data.
if (project.HasValue)
{
productData = FileDataHandler.FilterBy(productData, project.Value, pd => pd.Project);
}
//Sort data.
if (sortbystartdate)
{
productData = FileDataHandler.SortBy(productData, pd => pd.StartDate, false);
}
return(CreateProductDataOutput(productData, fileDataColumns));
}
catch (InputException ex)
{
throw ex;
}
}