// function that reads in data from screen into data maps
static bool readFromScreen(DataManager<T>& data) {
bool finished{false};
while (!finished) {
// declare experiment object
Experiment<T> experiment;
try {
// call read from screen function
experiment.readFromScreen();
}
catch (const std::invalid_argument& e) {
ErrorMsg::print(e.what());
return false;
}
// insert data into maps
data.insertExperiment(experiment);
ScreenMsg::print("Type <y> to add another experiment ");
ScreenMsg::print("or any other letter to finish >> ");
std::string reply{getInput<std::string>()};
// convert to uppercase letters in case user used upper case
std::transform(reply.begin(), reply.end(), reply.begin(), ::toupper);
// check reply
if (reply == "Y") {
continue;
} else {
finished = true;
break;
}
}
return true;
}
// function that reads in data from file into data maps
static bool readFromFile(DataManager<T>& data,
const std::string& dataPath) {
// declare vector for saving file names
std::vector<std::string> fileList;
try {
// get file list
getFileList(fileList, dataPath);
// count number of files
size_t noOfFiles{fileList.size()};
// loop through all files
for (size_t i{}; i < noOfFiles; ++i) {
// declare experiment object
Experiment<T> userExperiment;
// pass file name to experiment read from file function
userExperiment.readFromFile(fileList[i]);
// insert data into maps
data.insertExperiment(userExperiment);
}
}
catch (const std::invalid_argument& e) {
ErrorMsg::print(e.what());
return false;
}
return true;
}
