Implement base DictionaryBase with tests.

zaaReloaded2/Dictionaries/DictionaryBase.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,87 @@ namespace zaaReloaded2.Dictionaries
     /// and the <see cref="UnitDictionary"/>; implements methods
     /// to read configuration files.
     /// </summary>
-    abstract class DictionaryBase
+    public abstract class DictionaryBase
     {
+        #region Public properties
+
+        public SortedDictionary<string, string[]> Records { get; protected set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructor
+
+        public DictionaryBase()
+        {
+            Records = new SortedDictionary<string, string[]>();
+            LoadDefaultValues();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Abstract methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a content stream with a default configuration file.
+        /// </summary>
+        abstract protected Stream GetDefaultStream();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Protected methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a text file from a TextReader and fills the dictionary
+        /// with the data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="s">TextReader that provides a text file.</param>
+        protected void ReadFile(TextReader text)
+        {
+            LineParser lp = new LineParser();
+            string line;
+            string key;
+            while ((line = text.ReadLine()) != null)
+            {
+                lp.Line = line;
+                if (lp.HasFields)
+                {
+                    key = lp.Fields[0];
+                    if (Records.ContainsKey(key))
+                    {
+                        Records[key] = lp.Fields;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        Records.Add(key, lp.Fields);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a text file from a stream and fills the dictionary
+        /// with the data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="s">TextReader that provides a text file.</param>
+        protected void ReadFile(Stream stream)
+        {
+            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(stream);
+            ReadFile(sr);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Private methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads default dictionary values from a text file that is built
+        /// into the assembly as an embbedded resource.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void LoadDefaultValues()
+        {
+            ReadFile(GetDefaultStream());
+        }
+
+        #endregion
     }
 }

zaaReloaded2/Dictionaries/ParameterDictionary.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace zaaReloaded2.Dictionaries
@@ -29,5 +30,9 @@ namespace zaaReloaded2.Dictionaries
     /// </summary>
     class ParameterDictionary : DictionaryBase
     {
+        protected override System.IO.Stream GetDefaultStream()
+        {
+            return Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("");
+        }
     }
 }

zaaReloaded2/Dictionaries/UnitDictionary.cs

@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@ namespace zaaReloaded2.Dictionaries
     /// </summary>
     class UnitDictionary : DictionaryBase
     {
+        protected override System.IO.Stream GetDefaultStream()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
     }
 }