//this function parses input file
private static List <RecordDto> ParseInputFile(Enums.InputFileType inputType)
{
try
{
string inputFile = Utility.GetFullFilePathWithExtension(inputType);
if (File.Exists(inputFile))
{
Char[] seperator = Utility.GetDelimiterChar(inputType);
var dtoRecord =
from line in File.ReadLines(inputFile)
let record = line.Split(seperator, StringSplitOptions.None)
select new RecordDto()
{
LastName = record[0],
FirstName = record[1],
Gender = record[2],
FavoriteColor = record[3],
DateOfBirth = Convert.ToDateTime(record[4]).ToString("M/d/yyyy")
};
return(dtoRecord.ToList());
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error while executing ParseInputFile");
throw ex;
}
}
public static Char[] GetDelimiterChar(Enums.InputFileType inputType)
{
Char[] delimiter = null;
if (inputType.Equals(Enums.InputFileType.PipeDelimited))
{
delimiter = new Char[] { '|' };
}
else if (inputType.Equals(Enums.InputFileType.CommaDelimited))
{
delimiter = new Char[] { ',' };
}
else if (inputType.Equals(Enums.InputFileType.SpaceDelimited))
{
delimiter = new Char[] { ' ' };
}
return(delimiter);
}
public static string GetFullFilePathWithExtension(Enums.InputFileType inputType)
{
if (inputType.Equals(Enums.InputFileType.PipeDelimited))
{
return(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), Constants.PIPE_DELIMITED_INPUT_FILE));
}
else if (inputType.Equals(Enums.InputFileType.CommaDelimited))
{
return(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), Constants.COMMA_DELIMITED_INPUT_FILE));
}
else if (inputType.Equals(Enums.InputFileType.SpaceDelimited))
{
return(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), Constants.SPACE_DELIMITED_INPUT_FILE));
}
else
{
return(string.Empty);
}
}
