CsvImportCustomizer¶

public interface CsvImportCustomizer¶

The CsvImportCustomizer interface allows to provide custom methods for finding, creating and updating an instance during csv import.

Methods¶

doCreate¶

Object doCreate(Object instance, MotechDataService dataService)¶

Creates an instance using given dataService

Parameters:	instance – the instance to create dataService – the data service of an entity
Returns:	the created instance

doUpdate¶

Object doUpdate(Object instance, MotechDataService dataService)¶

Updates an instance using given dataService

Parameters:	instance – the instance to update dataService – the data service of an entity
Returns:	the updated instance

findExistingInstance¶

Object findExistingInstance(Map<String, String> row, MotechDataService dataService)¶

Retrieves an instance based on the fields imported from csv

Parameters:	row – the imported row containing fields of an instance dataService – the data service of an entity
Returns:	single instance or null if none is found

findField¶

FieldDto findField(String headerName, List<FieldDto> fieldDtos)¶

Finds entity field, being provided the display name of the column header. The default implementation looks for entity field with matching display name. If such matching cannot be found, it looks for field with matching name. If that also cannot be found, it returns null.

Parameters:	headerName – the column display name from CSV file fieldDtos – the list of entity fields
Returns:	entity field matching the implemented criteria