Import Feature added

app/controllers/import_file_controller.rb

@@ -34,9 +34,20 @@ def importFile(session,params)
     file = params['file'].tempfile
 
     errors = Array.new
-
+    first_row_read=false
+    row_header={}
     file.each_line do |line|
       line.chomp!
+      if first_row_read==false
+        row_header=parse_line(line.downcase,delimiter)
+        first_row_read=true
+        if  (row_header.include?("email"))
+          #skip if first row contains header. In case of user information, it will contain name of user (mandatory
+          next
+        else
+          row_header={}
+        end
+      end
       unless line.empty?
         row = parse_line(line,delimiter)
         begin
@@ -46,7 +57,11 @@ def importFile(session,params)
             session[:assignment_id] = params[:id]
             Object.const_get(params[:model]).import(row,session,params[:id])
           else
-            Object.const_get(params[:model]).import(row,session,params[:id])
+            if(row_header.count()>0)
+              Object.const_get(params[:model]).import(row,row_header,session,params[:id])
+            else
+              Object.const_get(params[:model]).import(row,nil,session,params[:id])
+            end
           end
         rescue
           errors << $!
@@ -56,6 +71,7 @@ def importFile(session,params)
     return errors
   end
 
+
   def get_delimiter(params)
     delim_type = params[:delim_type]
     delimiter = case delim_type

app/helpers/import_file_helper.rb

@@ -2,27 +2,47 @@
 
 module ImportFileHelper
 
-  def self.define_attributes(row)
+  def self.define_attributes(row,row_header)
     attributes = {}
     attributes["role_id"] = Role.student.id
-    attributes["name"] = row[0].strip
-    attributes["fullname"] = row[1]
-    attributes["email"] = row[2].strip
-    attributes["password"] = row[3].strip
+    index=0
+    #default will be blank
+    attributes["name"]=nil
+    attributes["fullname"]=nil
+    attributes["email"]=nil
+    attributes["password"] = nil
+
+    if (row_header==nil)
+      attributes["name"] = row[0].strip
+      attributes["fullname"] = row[1]
+      attributes["email"] = row[2].strip
+
+      password=row[3]
+      if (password[0]=="[")
+        password=password[1..password.length]
+        password=password[0..password.length-2]
+      end
+
+      if (password!="")
+        attributes["password"] = password
+      end
+    else
+      row_header.each do |item|
+        attributes[item.strip]=row[index].strip
+        index=index+1
+      end
+    end
     attributes["password_confirmation"] = attributes["password"]
     attributes["email_on_submission"] = 1
     attributes["email_on_review"] = 1
     attributes["email_on_review_of_review"] = 1
     attributes
   end
-
   def self.create_new_user(attributes, session)
     user = User.new(attributes)
     user.parent_id = (session[:user]).id
     user.save!
-
     user
   end
 end
 
-

app/models/user.rb

@@ -176,19 +176,49 @@ def reset_password
     password
   end
 
-  def self.import(row,session,id = nil)
-    if row.length != 4
-      raise ArgumentError, "Not enough items"
+  #import method
+  def self.import(row,row_header,session,id = nil)
+    user=User.new
+    if(row_header==nil)
+      if row.length < 3
+        raise ArgumentError, "Not enough items"
+      end
+      user = User.find_by_name(row[0])
+    else
+      index=0
+      row_header.each do |item|
+        if item.strip=="name"
+          user = User.find_by_name(row[index])
+        end
+        index=index+1
+      end
     end
-    user = User.find_by_name(row[0])
 
     if user == nil
-      attributes = ImportFileHelper::define_attributes(row)
-      user = ImportFileHelper::create_new_user(attributes,session)
+      attributes = ImportFileHelper::define_attributes(row,row_header)
+      unless attributes["name"].nil?
+        user = ImportFileHelper::create_new_user(attributes,session)
+      end
     else
-      user.password = row[3].strip
-      user.email = row[2].strip
-      user.fullname = row[1].strip
+      if(row_header==nil)
+        user.password = row[3].strip
+        user.email = row[2].strip
+        user.fullname = row[1].strip
+      else
+        index=0
+        row_header.each do |item|
+          case item.strip
+            when "password"
+              user.password=row[index].strip
+            when "email"
+              user.email=row[index].strip
+            when "fullname"
+              user.fullname=row[index].strip
+            else
+          end
+          index=index+1
+        end
+      end
       user.parent_id = (session[:user]).id
       user.save
     end