func retrieveDataFromFile(fname *string) ([]byte, error) {
file, err := os.Open(*fname)
checkError(err)
defer file.Close()
csvreader := csv.NewReader(file)
var hdrs Headers
hdrs, err = csvreader.Read()
checkError(err)
ITEMIDINDEX := hdrs.getHeaderIndex("itemid")
ITEMNAMEINDEX := hdrs.getHeaderIndex("itemname")
ITEMVALUEINDEX := hdrs.getHeaderIndex("itemvalue")
ITEMTYPEINDEX := hdrs.getHeaderIndex("itemType")
ProtoMessage := new(ProtobufTest.TestMessage)
ProtoMessage.ClientName = proto.String(CLIENT_NAME)
ProtoMessage.ClientId = proto.Int32(CLIENT_ID)
ProtoMessage.Description = proto.String(CLIENT_DESCRIPTION)
//loop through the records
for {
record, err := csvreader.Read()
if err != io.EOF {
checkError(err)
} else {
break
}
//Populate items
testMessageItem := new(ProtobufTest.TestMessage_MsgItem)
itemid, err := strconv.Atoi(record[ITEMIDINDEX])
checkError(err)
testMessageItem.Id = proto.Int32(int32(itemid))
testMessageItem.ItemName = &record[ITEMNAMEINDEX]
itemvalue, err := strconv.Atoi(record[ITEMVALUEINDEX])
checkError(err)
testMessageItem.ItemValue = proto.Int32(int32(itemvalue))
itemtype, err := strconv.Atoi(record[ITEMTYPEINDEX])
checkError(err)
iType := ProtobufTest.TestMessage_ItemType(itemtype)
testMessageItem.ItemType = &iType
ProtoMessage.Messageitems = append(ProtoMessage.Messageitems, testMessageItem)
fmt.Println(record)
}
//fmt.Println(ProtoMessage.Messageitems)
return proto.Marshal(ProtoMessage)
}
