DotNetHelper.Serialization.Csv

DotNetHelper.Serialization.Csv is a lightweight serialization library for csv.

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How to use

var csvSerializer = new DataSourceCsv(); 

the class DataSourceCSV have access to the following apis

        
        //Serialize an object to the provided stream
        void SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, Stream stream, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false) where T : class;
        void SerializeToStream(object obj, Type type, Stream stream, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false);

        //Serialize an object to a new instance of a stream and returns the stream
        Stream SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, int bufferSize = 1024) where T : class;
        Stream SerializeToStream(object obj, Type type,  int bufferSize = 1024);

        //Serialize an object to a string
        string SerializeToString(object obj);
        string SerializeToString<T>(T obj) where T : class;

        //Retrieve a list of either generics,objects,or dynamics from either a stream or string
        List<dynamic> DeserializeToList(string content);
        List<dynamic> DeserializeToList(Stream stream, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false);
        List<T> DeserializeToList<T>(string content) where T : class;
        List<T> DeserializeToList<T>(Stream stream, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false) where T : class;
        List<object> DeserializeToList(string content, Type type);

        //Retrieve a dynamic object from String or stream
        dynamic Deserialize(string content);
        dynamic Deserialize(Stream stream, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false);

        //Retrieve a strongly type from a string or stream
        T Deserialize<T>(string content) where T : class;
        T Deserialize<T>(Stream stream, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false) where T : class;
        
        //Retrieve a object from a string or stream
        object Deserialize(string content, Type type);        
        object Deserialize(Stream stream, Type type, int bufferSize = 1024, bool leaveStreamOpen = false);

Serialization with Files

This example is going to reference a employee class and two global variables

public class Employee {
            public string FirstName { get; set; } = "Jon";
            public string LastName { get; set; } = "Last";
            public int Id { get; set; }
}

            var csvSerializer = new DataSourceCsv();
            var employee = new Employee {Id = 1};

Write single object to file

            using (var fileStream = new FileStream($@"C:\Temp\employee.csv", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
                   csvSerializer.SerializeToStream(employee, fileStream);

Write list of objects to file

            using (var fileStream = new FileStream($@"C:\Temp\employeeList.csv", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
                csvSerializer.SerializeListToStream(new List<Employee>(){employee}, fileStream);

Read single object from file

             var employeeFromFile = csvSerializer.Deserialize<Employee>(new StreamReader($@"C:\Temp\employee.csv").BaseStream);

Read list of objects from file

            var employeesFromFile = csvSerializer.DeserializeToList<Employee>(new StreamReader($@"C:\Temp\employeeList.csv").BaseStream);

Serialization with JSON

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