/// <summary>
/// Converts a list of FireAlarmSystems into a csv file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fireAlarmSystems">A list of FireAlarmSystems you want to convert.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a csv file as a byte array.</returns>
public static byte[] ExportToCSV(IEnumerable <FireAlarmSystem> fireAlarmSystems)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.AppendLine(FireAlarmSystemExtensions.GetCsvHeader());
foreach (FireAlarmSystem fas in fireAlarmSystems)
{
sb.AppendLine(fas.ToCsv());
}
return(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(sb.ToString()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a csv file into a list of FireAlarmSystems.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The csv file as a byte array.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a list of FireAlarmSystems.</returns>
public static IEnumerable <FireAlarmSystem> GetFireAlarmSystemsFromCSV(byte[] bytes)
{
string csv = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(bytes);
List <FireAlarmSystem> results = new List <FireAlarmSystem>();
FireAlarmSystem fas;
try
{
foreach (string s in csv.Split('\n'))
{
fas = FireAlarmSystemExtensions.GetFromCsv(s);
if (fas != null)
{
results.Add(fas);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
return(results);
}