1. import java.io.BufferedReader;
  2. import java.io.FileReader;
  3. import java.io.IOException;
  4. import java.util.ArrayList;
  5. import java.util.List;
  7. public class StagingDataImporter {
  9. /**
  10. * Imports data from a file, treating each line as a separate record.
  11. *
  12. * @param filePath The path to the file containing the data.
  13. * @return A list of strings, where each string represents a line from the file.
  14. * Returns an empty list if the file is not found or an error occurs.
  15. */
  16. public static List<String> importData(String filePath) {
  17. List<String> data = new ArrayList<>();
  19. try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filePath))) {
  20. String line;
  21. while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
  22. data.add(line); // Add each line to the list
  23. }
  24. } catch (IOException e) {
  25. System.err.println("Error reading file: " + e.getMessage());
  26. return data; // Return empty list on error
  27. }
  29. return data;
  30. }
  33. public static void main(String[] args) {
  34. // Example Usage
  35. String filePath = "staging_data.txt"; // Replace with your file path
  36. List<String> importedData = importData(filePath);
  38. if (importedData != null) {
  39. for (String line : importedData) {
  40. System.out.println(line); // Print the imported data
  41. }
  42. } else {
  43. System.out.println("No data imported.");
  44. }
  45. }
  46. }

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