org.dspace.app.bulkedit
Class DSpaceCSV

java.lang.Object
  org.dspace.app.bulkedit.DSpaceCSV

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class DSpaceCSV
extends Object
implements Serializable

Utility class to read and write CSV files ************** Important Note ************** This class has been made serializable, as it is stored in a Session. Is it wise to: a) be putting this into a user's session? b) holding an entire CSV upload in memory?

Author:

Stuart Lewis

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected static String	escapedFieldSeparator The field separator in an escaped form for using in regexs
protected static String	escapedValueSeparator The value separator in an escaped form for using in regexs
protected static String	fieldSeparator The field separator (defaults to comma)
protected static String	valueSeparator The value separator (defaults to double pipe '||')

Constructor Summary

DSpaceCSV(boolean exportAll)
Create a new instance of a CSV line holder

DSpaceCSV(File f, Context c)
Create a new instance, reading the lines in from file

Method Summary

void	addItem(Item i) Add a DSpace item to the CSV file
void	addItem(String line) Add an item to the CSV file, from a CSV line of elements
List<DSpaceCSVLine>	getCSVLines() Get the lines in CSV holders
String[]	getCSVLinesAsStringArray() Get the CSV lines as an array of CSV formatted strings
List<String>	getHeadings() Get the headings used in this CSV file
boolean	hasActions() Decide if this CSV file has an 'action' (case-dependent!) header.
void	save(String filename) Save the CSV file to the given filename
String	toString() Return the csv file as one long formatted string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

valueSeparator

protected static String valueSeparator

The value separator (defaults to double pipe '||')

escapedValueSeparator

protected static String escapedValueSeparator

The value separator in an escaped form for using in regexs

fieldSeparator

protected static String fieldSeparator

The field separator (defaults to comma)

escapedFieldSeparator

protected static String escapedFieldSeparator

The field separator in an escaped form for using in regexs

Constructor Detail

DSpaceCSV

public DSpaceCSV(boolean exportAll)

Create a new instance of a CSV line holder

Parameters:

exportAll - Whether to export all metadata such as handles and provenance information

DSpaceCSV

public DSpaceCSV(File f,
                 Context c)
          throws Exception

Create a new instance, reading the lines in from file

Parameters:

f - The file to read from

c - The DSpace Context

Throws:

Exception - thrown if there is an error reading or processing the file

Method Detail

hasActions

public boolean hasActions()

Decide if this CSV file has an 'action' (case-dependent!) header.

Returns:

Whether or not there is an 'action' header

addItem

public final void addItem(Item i)
                   throws Exception

Add a DSpace item to the CSV file

Parameters:

i - The DSpace item

Throws:

Exception - if something goes wrong with adding the Item

addItem

public final void addItem(String line)
                   throws Exception

Add an item to the CSV file, from a CSV line of elements

Parameters:

line - The line of elements

Throws:

Exception - Thrown if an error occurs when adding the item

getCSVLines

public final List<DSpaceCSVLine> getCSVLines()

Get the lines in CSV holders

Returns:

The lines

getCSVLinesAsStringArray

public final String[] getCSVLinesAsStringArray()

Get the CSV lines as an array of CSV formatted strings

Returns:

the array of CSV formatted Strings

save

public final void save(String filename)
                throws IOException

Save the CSV file to the given filename

Parameters:

filename - The filename to save the CSV file to

Throws:

IOException - Thrown if an error occurs when writing the file

getHeadings

public List<String> getHeadings()

Get the headings used in this CSV file

Returns:

The headings

toString

public final String toString()

Return the csv file as one long formatted string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The formatted String as a csv