//creates a new tweet object
private Tweet createTweet(string userName, string tweet, DateTime currentTimeStamp)
{
Utility myUtility = new Utility();
Tweet myTweet = new Tweet
{
UserName = myUtility.formatUpperCase(userName),
SingleTweet = tweet,
TimeStamp = currentTimeStamp
};
return myTweet;
}
//objectifies the data from the text file into user and tweet objects
private void objectifyData(string fileName)
{
DataReader myDataReader = new DataReader();
Utility myUtility = new Utility();
List<string> fileContents = new List<string>();
//iterares through each file in directory
//processes data only if user.txt or tweet.txt file
foreach (FileInfo file in files)
{
if (file.Name == fileName)
{
if (file.Length > 0)
{
if (fileName == "user.txt")
{
fileContents = myDataReader.readContent(file);
if (myUtility.formatValid(fileContents, "user"))
{
objectifyUsers(fileContents);
}
else
{
throw (new FileException("Please ensure the format of the " + fileName + " file is correct."));
}
}
else if (fileName == "tweet.txt")
{
fileContents = myDataReader.readContent(file);
if (myUtility.formatValid(fileContents, "tweet"))
{
objectifyTweets(fileContents);
}
else
{
throw (new FileException("Please ensure the format of the " + fileName + " file is correct."));
}
}
}
else
{
throw (new FileException("Please ensure that the " + fileName + " file has data."));
}
}
}
}
//creates a new user object
private User createUser(string userName)
{
Utility myUtility = new Utility();
User myUser = new User
{
UserName = myUtility.formatUpperCase(userName)
};
return myUser;
}