CSV and Flat File

Data mapping

A flat file feed is any text file containing fixed length or delimited data records. Delimited data can be mapped into CC Record content by using both InputField and OutputField or by using OutputField alone to specify the field position as the input value while setting label or labelInput to name resources and identifiers.

Fixed length data requires that InputField objects are defined to describe each field in terms of starting position and ending position or field length.

Spring Batch XML example

<batch:step id="collect_server1" next="collect_server2">
  <batch:tasklet>
    <bean class="com.cloudcruiser.batch.CCRecordCollectTasklet">
      <property name="active" value="true"/>
      <property name="feedName" value="server1"/>
      <property name="collector">
        <bean class="com.cloudcruiser.batch.collect.SmartFlatFileCollector">
          <property name="feedConfig" ref="feedConfig"/>
          <property name="strict" value="true"/>
          <property name="resource" value="file:${env.usageDir}/samples/server1.fixed.txt"/>
        </bean>
      </property>
    </bean>
  </batch:tasklet>
</batch:step>