Flat File Parser Configuration Example

Purpose

This example shows how to move the parser configuration out of the program into a xml file for easier configuration. It is the same scenario as the validation example.

Data Format

The data format is exactly the same as in the validation example.

Line Formats

	Identifier	Data
Store ID	100	4 digits numeric
Date	110	date ISO format yyyy-MM-dd
Item	210	13 alphanumeric (EAN)
Quantity	220	4 digits numeric
End	999	no extra data

Code

Only the parser and a configuration provider need to be created. Everything else is done by the configuration provider.

The whole program:

     /include 'ffp/parser_h.rpgle'
     /include 'ffp/xml_config_provider_h.rpgle'
     
    D parser          S               *
    D configProvider  S               *
    D configPath      S           1000A
  
     /free
      configPath = '/home/iusr0001/src/ffp/example/xmlconfig.xml' + x'00';
      
      parser = ffp_create();
      configProvider = ffp_config_xml_create(%addr(configPath));
      ffp_setConfigurationProvider(parser : configProvider);
      ffp_loadConfiguration(parser);
      
      ffp_parse(parser);
      
      ffp_finalize(parser);
      
      *inlr = *on;
     /end-free

XML Configuration file

 <?xml version="1.0" ?>
 <!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "ffp.dtd" >
 <config
   ignoreBlankLines="yes"
   processInvalidLines="yes">
   
   <lineFormat name="id" type="var" imageString="100####" />
   
   <lineFormat name="date" type="var" imageString="110@@@@@@@@@@">
   	<field length="3" />
   	<field length="10">
   		<validator serviceprogram="FFPVALDAT" 
   			procedure="ffp_validator_date_create" parameter="*ISO" />
   	</field>
   </lineFormat>
   
   <lineFormat name="store" type="var" imageString="120######" />
   
   <lineFormat name="item" type="var" imageString="210#############" />
   
   <lineFormat name="quantity" type="var" imageString="220#######" >
   	<field length="3" />
   	<field length="6">
   		<validator serviceprogram="FFPVALRNG" 
   			procedure="ffp_validator_range_create" parameter="1 99999" />
   	</field>
   </lineFormat>
   
   <lineFormat name="end" type="const" imageString="999" />
   
   <inputProvider serviceprogram="FFPINSF" procedure="ffp_input_stmf_create" 
       parameter="/home/iusr0001/src/ffp/example/xmlconfig-input.txt" />
   
   <lineProcessor serviceprogram="FFPPRCG" procedure="ffp_processor_grouping_create"
   	parameter="id end FFPEX02EX" />
   
   <logger serviceprogram="FFPLOGJOBL" procedure="ffp_logger_joblog_create" />
   
 </config>