Carubbi.TextFile 1.1.0

Carubbi.TextFile

Carubbi.TextFile is a text parser library designed to facilitate reading and writing text and CSV files with support for positional layouts, delimited-based layouts, and hierarchical layouts. Configuration is flexible and can be done via attributes or a fluent API.

Features

• Positional Layouts: Define fixed-width fields in text files.
• Delimited Layouts: Define fields separated by specific delimiters, such as commas or tabs.
• Hierarchical Layouts: Handle nested or hierarchical data structures.
• Configuration Options: Use attributes or fluent API for configuration.
• Skipping Headers: Easily skip headers in files.

Installation

Add the Carubbi.TextFile package to your project using NuGet:

dotnet add package Carubbi.TextFile

Usage

Example

Consider the following CSV content:

Name,DOB,Children
Raphael Carubbi Neto,29/09/1981,2
John Doe,,1
Bob B.,30/05/2002

Save this content to a file named test1.txt.

Reading a Delimited File

To read the CSV file using Carubbi.TextFile, follow these steps:

1. Define the Record Class:

[Delimiter(',')]
public class RecordExample
{
    [DelimiterField(1)]
    public string Name { get; set; } = null!;

    [DelimiterField(2)]
    public DateTime? DateOfBirth { get; set; }

    [DelimiterField(3)]
    public int? Children { get; set; }
}

2. Read the file:

var fileContent = """
                   Name,DOB,Children
                   Raphael Carubbi Neto,29/09/1981,2
                   John Doe,,1
                   Bob B.,30/05/2002
                   """;

File.WriteAllText("test1.txt", fileContent);

var result = FlatTextFileReader.ReadFile<RecordExample>("test1.txt", new ReadingOptions { SkipHeader = true, Mode = ContentMode.Delimited });

Configuration Options

• SkipHeader: Indicates whether to skip the first line (header) in the file.
• Mode: Defines the content mode (ContentMode.Delimited for CSV files or ContentMode.Positional for fixed-width files).

Attributes

[Delimiter(char delimiter)]: Specifies the delimiter character for delimited files. [DelimiterField(int fieldIndex)]: Indicates the position of the field in a delimited file. [PositionalField(int startIndex, int length)]: Specifies the start index and length of the field in a positional file.

Fluent API (Alternative Configuration)

Instead of using attributes, you can configure the parsing logic using the fluent API:

public class FluentRecordExample
{
    public string Name { get; set; } = null!;

    public DateTime? DateOfBirth { get; set; }

    public int? Children { get; set; }
}

public class FluentRecordExampleConfiguration : TextFileRecordTypeConfiguration<FluentRecordExample>
{
    public FluentRecordExampleConfiguration()
    {
        HasDelimiter(',');
        Property(x => x.Name).InDelimitedOrder(1);
        Property(x => x.DateOfBirth).InDelimitedOrder(2);
        Property(x => x.Children).InDelimitedOrder(3);
    }
}

For more usage examples check the test project

Enjoy using Carubbi.TextFile for your text parsing needs!