Parser Using Python

A simple parser built using python as part of a hiring process.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Testing
4. Usage Instructions

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About The Project

A simple parser built using python as part of a hiring process. It supports parser data from CSV & XML to JSON. The project was built in a way that makes it easy to extend to a new format, and easy to add new features. I've decided to only use built-in modules in my task, as I wanted to show my algorithmic skills (especially in the XML Parser) alongside my software engineering skills.

Built With

• Python

Getting Started

The application is very simple, which means that initializing it won't be a big deal.

Prerequisites

• Python3

Installation

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Samuel-Sorial/Python-Parser.git

2. Go to the clone directory

cd Python-Parser

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Testing

After initializing the project from the previous section, simply run:

python3 -m unittest discover test

Note: if your default python version is python3, you can only type python instead of python3

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Usage Instructions

Parse to json

python3 parser.py <format> <files>

• Supported formats are:
  • CSV
  • XML
• Output format: json

Sample xml usage:

python3 parser.py xml ./data/xml/customer1.xml

Sample xml output: customer.json file that contains:

{
  "transaction": {
    "date": "2021-12-07",
    "customer": {
      "name": "Shirish Suchak",
      "address": "1429  Joyce Street",
      "phone": "252-414-7396",
      "units": {
        "vehicle": {
          "make": "Honda",
          "vin_number": "WDBFA63E7RF125264",
          "id": "V1824"
        }
      },
      "id": "ID1011200"
    }
  },
  "file_name": "xml/customer1.xml"
}

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Sample csv usage:

python3 parser.py csv ./data/csv/vehicles.csv

Sample xml output: vehicles.json file that contains:

[
  {
    "id": "V3015",
    "make": "Chevrolet",
    "vin_number": "1HGFA16548L016469",
    "owner_id": "ID9857"
  },
  {
    "id": "V2014",
    "make": "Honda",
    "vin_number": "1G6KD57Y46U180996",
    "owner_id": "ID9857"
  },
  {
    "id": "V1475",
    "make": "Ford",
    "vin_number": "2HKYF18575H574967",
    "owner_id": "ID5410"
  },
  {
    "id": "V786",
    "make": "Nissan",
    "vin_number": "2GTEK13M481177784",
    "owner_id": "ID6651"
  }
]