Linq2CSV

A very basic library to export any C# object to a csv or binarized format file.

The classes whose objects will be exported should be annotated with the included DataAnnotation tags.

Getting Started

Annotate the classes that will be exported

using Linq2Csv.DataAnnotations;

public class User
{
	[Exportable(GlobalOrder = 0, Order = 0, Name = "userID")]    
    public int Id { get; set; }

    [Exportable]
    public virtual Demographic Demographic { get; set; }
  
  	[NonExportable
  	private string SomeSecreteValue {get; set;}
     
}

A usage example of the library.

public void ExportSomeObject<T>(string filePath, ICollection<T> data){
	Linq2Csv.Exporter.ShowDebugInfo = true; // for debug environment only
    using (var exporter = new Linq2Csv.Exporter())
    {
    	exporter.TreatEnumerablesAsColumns = false; // choose the best fit for your needs
        exporter.GenerateCsv(data, filePath);
    }
}

Installing

Just include de Linq2Csv.dll to your project references, and add a reference to such dll

using Linq2Csv;

Configuration options

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Property	Default	Description
ShowDebugInfo	False	Shown in console what's happening in the process
Separator	,	Separator to use in file, this allow creation of other that csv file formats
NullValue		What to put when a null valued property is found
TreatEnumerableAsColumns	False	Each enumerable item will be a Column or a new Row

Contributing

This is a very basic funcionality resulting from a side project, separated and published as project for anyone that need it.

All contributions all welcome, please contact or ask for push permissions.

Authors

• Sergio Inunza - Initial work - Linq2Csv

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details