LangGuide.MD

Language Guide

Input/Output File Specification Domain Specific Language

Alice Cecil 3/12/2017

This language defines

#Base Definitions

{Identifier}

These are your business names or definitions on which we are writing, reading or operating on.

Examples Last Name, First Name, Claim Number, Date of Injurty

{Literal}

A static value.

##Common Notes Depending on your file source, your fields will be more than likely read as a string.

Input from file to a value

[ {Input Location} -> {Identifier} ( {Type Definitions} ) ]

{Input Location}

FOR FIXED WIDTH FILES

[X] TODO [ ] DONE

By Ones indexed positions

• { Start as [:digit:]+ } , { End as [:digit:]+ } -- For a 10 length field starting at position 1 and ending before character 11 1,11

By field length

• LENGTH { length as [:digit:]+ } -- For a length 10 field starting at the end of the last LENGTH 10

FOR CSV

[X] TODO [ ] DONE

By Ones indexed positions -- { position as [:digit:]+ } --- For position 8 8

FOR EXCEL

[X] TODO [ ] DONE

By Position Letter -- { position as [:alpha:]+ } --- For position A A --- For position HD hd

By Ones indexed positions -- { position as [:digit:]+ } --- For position 8 8

FOR XML

[X] TODO [ ] DONE

By relative xpath

Sample Xml

   <record>
        <number>1</number>
   </record>
   <record>
        <number>999</number>
        <string>Value</string>
   </record>
</root>

root record path

FOR JSON

[X] TODO [ ] DONE

By relative path

Sample

}

root record path

-> Operator

[ ] TODO [X] DONE

End of {Input Location}

NOP

{Identifier}

[X] TODO [ ] DONE

Optional {Type Definitions}

[X] TODO [ ] DONE