static void Main(string[] args)
{
// The Length property is used to obtain the length of the array.
// Notice that Length is a read-only property:
Output("Number of command line parameters = {0}", args.Length);
try
{
_format = (SortOutputFormat)Convert.ToInt32(args[1]);
_fileName = args[0].ToString().Trim();
Output("Input - Filename: {0} Sort Format: {1}", _fileName, _format.ToString());
}
catch(Exception)
{
Output("ERROR: Please provide valid arguments ex: c:\temp\testdata.txt 1");
PauseExit();
}
// Create the Worker classes - These contain all the implementation code.
FileParser parser = new FileParser();
Sorter sorter = new Sorter();
// Parse People from file
IList<Person> people = parser.ParseFile(_fileName);
// Sort People
IList<Person> sorted = sorter.Sort(people, _format);
// Display People
Output(people);
// Call REST Api
CallRestApi();
// Wait for Press any Key
PauseExit();
}
/// <summary>
/// Sorts a Person collection and returns the sorted results.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="people"></param>
/// <param name="sortFormat"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public IList<Person> Sort(IList<Person> people, SortOutputFormat sortFormat)
{
IList<Person> sorted = null;
switch(sortFormat)
{
case SortOutputFormat.Output1:
{
sorted = people.OrderBy(p => p.Gender).ThenBy((p => p.LastName)).ToList();
break;
}
case SortOutputFormat.Output2:
{
sorted = people.OrderBy(p => p.DateOfBirth).ToList();
break;
}
case SortOutputFormat.Output3:
sorted = people.OrderByDescending(p => p.LastName).ToList();
break;
}
return sorted;
}