Row Based to XML Converter

This application converts a pipe-delimited row based file into an XML file.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x installed on your system.

• The lxml library installed. If you haven't installed it yet, you can do so using pip:

  pip install lxml

Usage

1. Prepare your Row Based File

   • Create a file named input(one is provided) in the same directory as your code.

   • Format your file with a pipe (|) as the delimiter. For example:

     P|förnamn|efternamn
     T|mobilnummer|fastnätsnummer
     A|gata|stad|postnummer
     F|namn|födelseår
     

2. Run the Application

   python main.py

3. Output

   • After running, a file named output.xml will be generated in the same directory.
   • The generated XML file will contain the XML representation of your row based data.

4. Run the Tests

   • Use the unittest module to run the tests:

     python -m unittest discover tests

5. Test Assertions

   • The tests will check the basic functionality of the RowBasedToXMLConverter, ensuring that it correctly processes and converts the input data to XML.

6. Shortcomings

   • More extensive tests
   • Constants and tags in data_format in utils/converter.py could be loaded dynamically via a yaml-file to increase the flexibility and scalability.
   • Logging features
   • Dockerize the application and put it behind an API-endpoint for deployment as a microservice or similiar in the cloud