/// <summary>
/// convert data from an input file to a new format and output to a new file
/// this function could be broken down into smaller functions
/// i.e. getData, convertData, writeData functions
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inputFile"></param>
/// <param name="outputFile"></param>
/// <param name="convertTo"></param>
static void ConvertData(string inputFile, string outputFile, string convertTo)
{
// initialise variables
CSVService inputService = null;
IService <string, string, string> outputService = null;
IBuilder builder = null;
Converter converter = null;
// get data
inputService = new CSVService(inputFile);
var lines = inputService.GetAllData();
// create builder and output services dependent on new format required
switch (convertTo.ToLower())
{
case "xml":
builder = new XMLBuilder("root", "entity");
outputService = new XMLService(outputFile);
break;
case "json":
builder = new JSONBuilder();
outputService = new JSONService(outputFile);
break;
default:
throw new ArgumentNullException("Invalid file format to convert to");
}
// do the conversion
converter = new Converter(builder);
var data = converter.ConvertCSV(lines.headings, lines.data);
// write the new file
outputService.WriteData(data);
WriteLine($"Created {convertTo} file: {outputFile}");
}
