datashift 0.1.0 → 0.2.1

data/lib/loaders/excel_loader.rb

@@ -1,156 +1,156 @@
-# Copyright:: (c) Autotelik Media Ltd 2011
-# Author ::   Tom Statter
-# Date ::     Aug 2011
-# License::   MIT
-#
-# Details::   Specific loader to support Excel files.
-#             Note this only requires JRuby, Excel not required, nor Win OLE.
-#
-#             Maps column headings to operations on the model.
-#             Iterates over all the rows using mapped operations to assign row data to a database object,
-#             i.e pulls data from each column and sends to object.
-#
-require 'datashift/exceptions'
-
-
-module DataShift
-
-  if(Guards::jruby?)
-
-    require 'loaders/loader_base'
-
-    require 'java'
-    require 'jexcel_file'
-
-    module ExcelLoading
-
-      #  Options:
-      #   [:header_row]   : Default is 0. Use alternative row as header definition.
-      #   [:mandatory]    : Array of mandatory column names
-      #   [:strict]       : Raise exception when no mapping found for a column heading (non mandatory)
-      #   [:sheet_number]
-
-      def perform_excel_load( file_name, options = {} )
-
-        @mandatory = options[:mandatory] || []
-
-        @excel = JExcelFile.new
-
-        @excel.open(file_name)
-        
-        #if(options[:verbose])
-        puts "\n\n\nLoading from Excel file: #{file_name}"
-
-        sheet_number = options[:sheet_number] || 0
-
-        @sheet = @excel.sheet( sheet_number )
-
-        header_row_index =  options[:header_row] || 0
-        @header_row = @sheet.getRow(header_row_index)
-
-        raise MissingHeadersError, "No headers found - Check Sheet #{@sheet} is complete and Row #{header_row_index} contains headers" unless(@header_row)
-
-        @headers = []
-        category_003
-        (0..JExcelFile::MAX_COLUMNS).each do |i|
-          cell = @header_row.getCell(i)
-          break unless cell
-          header = "#{@excel.cell_value(cell).to_s}".strip
-          break if header.empty?
-          @headers << header
-        end
-
-        raise MissingHeadersError, "No headers found - Check Sheet #{@sheet} is complete and Row #{header_row_index} contains headers" if(@headers.empty?)
-
-        # Create a method_mapper which maps list of headers into suitable calls on the Active Record class
-        # For example if model has an attribute 'price' will map columns called Price, price, PRICE etc to this attribute
-        map_headers_to_operators( @headers, options[:strict] , @mandatory )
-
-        logger.info "Excel Loader prcoessing #{@excel.num_rows} rows"
-        load_object_class.transaction do
-          @loaded_objects =  []
-
-          (1..@excel.num_rows).collect do |row|
-
-            # Excel num_rows seems to return all 'visible' rows, which appears to be greater than the actual data rows
-            # (TODO - write spec to process .xls with a huge number of rows)
-            #
-            # This is rubbish but currently manually detect when actual data ends, this isn't very smart but
-            # got no better idea than ending once we hit the first completely empty row
-            break if @excel.sheet.getRow(row).nil?
-
-            contains_data = false
-
-            # TODO - Smart sorting of column processing order ....
-            # Does not currently ensure mandatory columns (for valid?) processed first but model needs saving
-            # before associations can be processed so user should ensure mandatory columns are prior to associations
-
-            # as part of this we also attempt to save early, for example before assigning to
-            # has_and_belongs_to associations which require the load_object has an id for the join table
-
-            # Iterate over the columns method_mapper found in Excel,
-            # pulling data out of associated column
-            @method_mapper.method_details.each_with_index do |method_detail, col|
-
-              value = value_at(row, col)
-
-              contains_data = true unless(value.nil? || value.to_s.empty?)
-              
-              prepare_data(method_detail, value)
-              
-              process()
-            end
-                          
-            break unless(contains_data == true)
-
-            # TODO - requirements to handle not valid ?
-            # all or nothing or carry on and dump out the exception list at end
-            #puts "DEBUG: FINAL SAVE #{load_object.inspect}"
-            unless(save)
-              failure
-              logger.error "Failed to save row [#{row}]"
-              logger.error load_object.errors.inspect
-            else
-              logger.info "Row #{row} succesfully SAVED : ID #{load_object.id}"
-            end
-            
-            # don't forget to reset the object or we'll update rather than create
-            new_load_object
-
-          end
-        end
-        puts "Excel loading stage complete - #{loaded_objects.size} rows added."
-      end
-
-      def value_at(row, column)
-        @excel.get_cell_value( @excel.sheet.getRow(row), column)
-      end
-    end
-
-
-    class ExcelLoader < LoaderBase
-
-      include ExcelLoading
-  
-      def initialize(klass, object = nil, options = {})
-        super( klass, object, options )
-        raise "Cannot load - failed to create a #{klass}" unless @load_object
-      end
-
-
-      def perform_load( file_name, options = {} )
-        perform_excel_load( file_name, options )
-
-        puts "Excel loading stage complete - #{loaded_objects.size} rows added."  
-      end
-
-    end
-  
-  else
-  
-    module ExcelLoading 
-    end
-  
-  end
-  
+# Copyright:: (c) Autotelik Media Ltd 2011
+# Author ::   Tom Statter
+# Date ::     Aug 2011
+# License::   MIT
+#
+# Details::   Specific loader to support Excel files.
+#             Note this only requires JRuby, Excel not required, nor Win OLE.
+#
+#             Maps column headings to operations on the model.
+#             Iterates over all the rows using mapped operations to assign row data to a database object,
+#             i.e pulls data from each column and sends to object.
+#
+require 'datashift/exceptions'
+
+
+module DataShift
+
+  if(Guards::jruby?)
+
+    require 'loaders/loader_base'
+
+    require 'java'
+    require 'jexcel_file'
+
+    module ExcelLoading
+
+      #  Options:
+      #   [:header_row]   : Default is 0. Use alternative row as header definition.
+      #   [:mandatory]    : Array of mandatory column names
+      #   [:strict]       : Raise exception when no mapping found for a column heading (non mandatory)
+      #   [:sheet_number]
+
+      def perform_excel_load( file_name, options = {} )
+
+        @mandatory = options[:mandatory] || []
+
+        @excel = JExcelFile.new
+
+        @excel.open(file_name)
+        
+        #if(options[:verbose])
+        puts "\n\n\nLoading from Excel file: #{file_name}"
+
+        sheet_number = options[:sheet_number] || 0
+
+        @sheet = @excel.sheet( sheet_number )
+
+        header_row_index =  options[:header_row] || 0
+        @header_row = @sheet.getRow(header_row_index)
+
+        raise MissingHeadersError, "No headers found - Check Sheet #{@sheet} is complete and Row #{header_row_index} contains headers" unless(@header_row)
+
+        @headers = []
+
+        (0..JExcelFile::MAX_COLUMNS).each do |i|
+          cell = @header_row.getCell(i)
+          break unless cell
+          header = "#{@excel.cell_value(cell).to_s}".strip
+          break if header.empty?
+          @headers << header
+        end
+
+        raise MissingHeadersError, "No headers found - Check Sheet #{@sheet} is complete and Row #{header_row_index} contains headers" if(@headers.empty?)
+
+        # Create a method_mapper which maps list of headers into suitable calls on the Active Record class
+        # For example if model has an attribute 'price' will map columns called Price, price, PRICE etc to this attribute
+        map_headers_to_operators( @headers, options[:strict] , @mandatory )
+
+        logger.info "Excel Loader prcoessing #{@excel.num_rows} rows"
+        load_object_class.transaction do
+          @loaded_objects =  []
+
+          (1..@excel.num_rows).collect do |row|
+
+            # Excel num_rows seems to return all 'visible' rows, which appears to be greater than the actual data rows
+            # (TODO - write spec to process .xls with a huge number of rows)
+            #
+            # This is rubbish but currently manually detect when actual data ends, this isn't very smart but
+            # got no better idea than ending once we hit the first completely empty row
+            break if @excel.sheet.getRow(row).nil?
+
+            contains_data = false
+
+            # TODO - Smart sorting of column processing order ....
+            # Does not currently ensure mandatory columns (for valid?) processed first but model needs saving
+            # before associations can be processed so user should ensure mandatory columns are prior to associations
+
+            # as part of this we also attempt to save early, for example before assigning to
+            # has_and_belongs_to associations which require the load_object has an id for the join table
+
+            # Iterate over the columns method_mapper found in Excel,
+            # pulling data out of associated column
+            @method_mapper.method_details.each_with_index do |method_detail, col|
+
+              value = value_at(row, col)
+
+              contains_data = true unless(value.nil? || value.to_s.empty?)
+              
+              prepare_data(method_detail, value)
+              
+              process()
+            end
+                          
+            break unless(contains_data == true)
+
+            # TODO - requirements to handle not valid ?
+            # all or nothing or carry on and dump out the exception list at end
+            #puts "DEBUG: FINAL SAVE #{load_object.inspect}"
+            unless(save)
+              failure
+              logger.error "Failed to save row [#{row}]"
+              logger.error load_object.errors.inspect
+            else
+              logger.info "Row #{row} succesfully SAVED : ID #{load_object.id}"
+            end
+            
+            # don't forget to reset the object or we'll update rather than create
+            new_load_object
+
+          end
+        end
+        puts "Excel loading stage complete - #{loaded_objects.size} rows added."
+      end
+
+      def value_at(row, column)
+        @excel.get_cell_value( @excel.sheet.getRow(row), column)
+      end
+    end
+
+
+    class ExcelLoader < LoaderBase
+
+      include ExcelLoading
+  
+      def initialize(klass, object = nil, options = {})
+        super( klass, object, options )
+        raise "Cannot load - failed to create a #{klass}" unless @load_object
+      end
+
+
+      def perform_load( file_name, options = {} )
+        perform_excel_load( file_name, options )
+
+        puts "Excel loading stage complete - #{loaded_objects.size} rows added."  
+      end
+
+    end
+  
+  else
+  
+    module ExcelLoading 
+    end
+  
+  end
+  
 end

data/lib/loaders/loader_base.rb

@@ -1,421 +1,421 @@
-# Copyright:: (c) Autotelik Media Ltd 2011
-# Author ::   Tom Statter
-# Date ::     Aug 2010
-# License::   MIT
-#
-#  Details::  Base class for loaders, providing a process hook which populates a model,
-#             based on a method map and supplied value from a file - i.e a single column/row's string value.
-#             Note that although a single column, the string can be formatted to contain multiple values.
-#
-#             Tightly coupled with MethodMapper classes (in lib/engine) which contains full details of
-#             a file's column and it's correlated AR associations.
-#
-module DataShift
-
-  require 'datashift/method_mapper'
-
-  class LoaderBase
-
-    
-    include DataShift::Logging
-      
-    attr_reader :headers
-
-    attr_accessor :method_mapper
-
-    attr_accessor :load_object_class, :load_object
-    attr_accessor :current_value, :current_method_detail
-
-    attr_accessor :loaded_objects, :failed_objects
-
-    attr_accessor :options
-
-    # Support multiple associations being added to a base object to be specified in a single column.
-    # 
-    # Entry represents the association to find via supplied name, value to use in the lookup.
-    # Can contain multiple lookup name/value pairs, separated by multi_assoc_delim ( | )
-    # 
-    # Default syntax :
-    #
-    #   Name1:value1, value2|Name2:value1, value2, value3|Name3:value1, value2
-    #
-    # E.G.
-    #   Association Properties, has a column named Size, and another called Colour,
-    #   and this combination could be used to lookup multiple associations to add to the main model Jumper
-    #
-    #       Size:small            # => generates find_by_size( 'small' )
-    #       Size:large            # => generates find_by_size( 'large' )
-    #       Colour:red,green,blue # => generates find_all_by_colour( ['red','green','blue'] )
-    #
-    #       Size:large|Size:medium|Size:large
-    #         => Find 3 different associations, perform lookup via column called Size
-    #         => Jumper.properties << [ small, medium, large ]
-    #
-    def self.name_value_delim
-      @name_value_delim ||= ':'
-      @name_value_delim
-    end
-
-    def self.set_name_value_delim(x)  @name_value_delim = x; end
-    # TODO - support embedded object creation/update via hash (which hopefully we should be able to just forward to AR)
-    #
-    #      |Category|
-    #      name:new{ :date => '20110102', :owner = > 'blah'}
-    #
-    
-    
-    def self.multi_value_delim
-      @multi_value_delim ||= ','
-      @multi_value_delim
-    end
-    
-    def self.set_multi_value_delim(x) @multi_value_delim = x; end
-    
-    # TODO - support multi embedded object creation/update via hash (which hopefully we should be able to just forward to AR)
-    #
-    #      |Category|
-    #      name:new{ :a => 1, :b => 2}|name:medium{ :a => 6, :b => 34}|name:old{ :a => 12, :b => 67}
-    #
-    def self.multi_assoc_delim
-      @multi_assoc_delim ||= '|'
-      @multi_assoc_delim
-    end
-
-
-    def self.set_multi_assoc_delim(x) @multi_assoc_delim = x; end
-
-    
-    # Options
-    #     :instance_methods => true
-
-    def initialize(object_class, object = nil, options = {})
-      @load_object_class = object_class
-
-      # Gather names of all possible 'setter' methods on AR class (instance variables and associations)
-      DataShift::MethodDictionary.find_operators( @load_object_class, :reload => true, :instance_methods => options[:instance_methods] )
-
-      # Create dictionary of data on all possible 'setter' methods which can be used to
-      # populate or integrate an object of type @load_object_class
-      DataShift::MethodDictionary.build_method_details(@load_object_class)
-      
-      @method_mapper = DataShift::MethodMapper.new
-      @options = options.clone
-      @headers = []
-
-      @default_data_objects ||= {}
-      
-      @default_values  = {}
-      @override_values = {}
-      
-      @prefixes       = {}
-      @postfixes      = {}
-      
-      reset(object)
-    end
-
-
-    # kinda the derived classes interface - best way in Ruby ?
-    def perform_load( input, options = {} )
-      raise "WARNING- ABSTRACT METHOD CALLED - Please implement perform_load()"
-    end
-
-    
-    # Core API - Given a list of free text column names from a file, 
-    # map all headers to a method detail containing operator details.
-    # 
-    # This is then available through @method_mapper.method_details.each
-    # 
-    # Options:
-    #  strict : report any header values that can't be mapped as an error
-    #
-    def map_headers_to_operators( headers, strict, mandatory = [])
-      @headers = headers
-      
-      method_details = @method_mapper.map_inbound_to_methods( load_object_class, @headers )
-
-      unless(@method_mapper.missing_methods.empty?)
-        puts "WARNING: Following column headings could not be mapped : #{@method_mapper.missing_methods.inspect}"
-        raise MappingDefinitionError, "Missing mappings for columns : #{@method_mapper.missing_methods.join(",")}" if(strict)
-      end
-
-      unless(@method_mapper.contains_mandatory?(mandatory) )
-        @method_mapper.missing_mandatory(mandatory).each { |e| puts "ERROR: Mandatory column missing - expected column '#{e}'" }
-        raise MissingMandatoryError, "Mandatory columns missing  - please fix and retry."
-      end unless(mandatory.empty?)
-    end
-
-
-    # Core API - Given a single free text column name from a file, search method mapper for
-    # associated operator on base object class.
-    # 
-    # If suitable association found, process row data and then assign to current load_object
-    def find_and_process(column_name, data)
-      method_detail = MethodDictionary.find_method_detail( load_object_class, column_name )
-
-      if(method_detail)
-        prepare_data(method_detail, data)
-        process()
-      else
-        @load_object.errors.add_base( "No matching method found for column #{column_name}")
-      end
-    end
-    
-    
-    # Default values can be provided in YAML config file
-    #  Format :
-    #    Load Class
-    #         atttribute: value
-    
-    def configure_from( yaml_file )
-
-      data = YAML::load( File.open(yaml_file) )
-      
-      
-      # TODO - MOVE DEFAULTS TO OWN MODULE 
-      # decorate the loading class with the defaults/ove rides to manage itself
-      #   IDEAS .....
-      #
-      #unless(@default_data_objects[load_object_class])
-    #
-     #   @default_data_objects[load_object_class] = load_object_class.new
-      
-      #  default_data_object = @default_data_objects[load_object_class]
-      
-      
-       # default_data_object.instance_eval do
-        #  def datashift_defaults=(hash)
-         #   @datashift_defaults = hash
-        #  end
-        #  def datashift_defaults
-        #    @datashift_defaults
-        #  end
-        #end unless load_object_class.respond_to?(:datashift_defaults)
-      #end
-      
-      #puts load_object_class.new.to_yaml
-      
-      puts data.inspect
-      
-      if(data[load_object_class.name])
-        
-        deflts = data[load_object_class.name]['datashift_defaults']
-        @default_values.merge!(deflts) if deflts
-        
-        ovrides = data[load_object_class.name]['datashift_overrides']
-        @override_values.merge!(ovrides) if ovrides
-      end
-      
-    end
-    
-    # Set member variables to hold details and value.
-    # 
-    # Check supplied value, validate it, and if required :
-    #   set to any provided default value
-    #   prepend or append with any provided extensions
-    def prepare_data(method_detail, value)
-      
-      @current_value = value
-      
-      @current_method_detail = method_detail
-      
-      operator = method_detail.operator
-      
-      override_value(operator)
-        
-      if((value.nil? || value.to_s.empty?) && default_value(operator))
-        @current_value = default_value(operator)
-      end
-      
-      @current_value = "#{prefixes(operator)}#{@current_value}" if(prefixes(operator))
-      @current_value = "#{@current_value}#{postfixes(operator)}" if(postfixes(operator))
-
-      @current_value
-    end
-    
-
-    # Process a value string from a column.
-    # Assigning value(s) to correct association on @load_object.
-    # Method detail represents a column from a file and it's correlated AR associations.
-    # Value string which may contain multiple values for a collection association.
-    #
-    def process()
-      
-      if(@current_method_detail.operator_for(:has_many))
-
-        if(@current_method_detail.operator_class && @current_value)
-
-          # there are times when we need to save early, for example before assigning to
-          # has_and_belongs_to associations which require the load_object has an id for the join table
-        
-          save_if_new
-
-          # A single column can contain multiple associations delimited by special char
-          # Size:large|Colour:red,green,blue => ['Size:large', 'Colour:red,green,blue']
-          columns = @current_value.to_s.split( LoaderBase::multi_assoc_delim)
-
-          # Size:large|Colour:red,green,blue   => generates find_by_size( 'large' ) and find_all_by_colour( ['red','green','blue'] )
-
-          columns.each do |col_str|
-            
-            find_operator, col_values = "",""
-           
-            if(@current_method_detail.find_by_operator)
-              find_operator, col_values = @current_method_detail.find_by_operator, col_str
-            else
-              find_operator, col_values = col_str.split(LoaderBase::name_value_delim)
-              raise "No key to find #{@current_method_detail.operator} in DB. Expected format key:value" unless(col_values)
-            end
-            
-            find_by_values = col_values.split(LoaderBase::multi_value_delim)
-
-            if(find_by_values.size > 1)
-
-              @current_value = @current_method_detail.operator_class.send("find_all_by_#{find_operator}", find_by_values )
-
-              unless(find_by_values.size == @current_value.size)
-                found = @current_value.collect {|f| f.send(find_operator) }
-                @load_object.errors.add( @current_method_detail.operator, "Association with key(s) #{(find_by_values - found).inspect} NOT found")
-                puts "WARNING: Association with key(s) #{(lookups - found).inspect} NOT found - Not added."
-                next if(@current_value.empty?)
-              end
-
-            else
-
-              @current_value = @current_method_detail.operator_class.send("find_by_#{find_operator}", find_by_values )
-
-              unless(@current_value)
-                @load_object.errors.add( @current_method_detail.operator, "Association with key #{find_by_values} NOT found")
-                puts "WARNING: Association with key #{find_by_values} NOT found - Not added."
-                next
-              end
-
-            end
-
-            # Lookup Assoc's Model done, now add the found value(s) to load model's collection
-            @current_method_detail.assign(@load_object, @current_value)
-          end
-        end
-        # END HAS_MANY
-      else
-        # Nice n simple straight assignment to a column variable
-        #puts "INFO: LOADER BASE processing #{method_detail.name}"
-        @current_method_detail.assign(@load_object, @current_value)
-      end
-    end
-    
-    def failure
-      @failed_objects << @load_object unless( !load_object.new_record? || @failed_objects.include?(@load_object))
-    end
-
-    def save
-      #puts "DEBUG: SAVING #{load_object.class} : #{load_object.inspect}" #if(options[:verbose])
-      begin
-        result = @load_object.save
-        
-        @loaded_objects << @load_object unless(@loaded_objects.include?(@load_object))
-
-        return result
-      rescue => e
-        failure
-        puts "Error saving #{@load_object.class} : #{e.inspect}"
-        logger.error e.backtrace
-        raise "Error in save whilst processing column #{@current_method_detail.name}" if(@options[:strict])
-      end
-    end
-
-    def self.default_object_for( klass )
-      @default_data_objects ||= {}
-      @default_data_objects[klass]
-    end
-    
-    def set_default_value( name, value )
-      @default_values[name] = value
-    end
-
-    def set_override_value( operator, value )
-      @override_values[operator] = value
-    end
-    
-    def default_value(name)
-      @default_values[name]
-    end
-    
-    def override_value( operator )
-      @current_value = @override_values[operator] if(@override_values[operator])
-    end
-    
-    
-    def set_prefix( name, value )
-      @prefixes[name] = value
-    end
-
-    def prefixes(name)
-      @prefixes[name]
-    end
-
-    def set_postfix( name, value )
-      @postfixes[name] = value
-    end
-
-    def postfixes(name)
-      @postfixes[name]
-    end
-    
-    
-    # Reset the loader, including database object to be populated, and load counts
-    #
-    def reset(object = nil)
-      @load_object = object || new_load_object
-      @loaded_objects, @failed_objects = [],[]
-      @current_value = nil
-    end
-
-    
-    def new_load_object
-      @load_object = @load_object_class.new
-      @load_object
-    end
-
-    def abort_on_failure?
-      @options[:abort_on_failure] == 'true'
-    end
-
-    def loaded_count
-      @loaded_objects.size
-    end
-
-    def failed_count
-      @failed_objects.size
-    end
-
-
-    # Check whether headers contains supplied list
-    def headers_contain_mandatory?( mandatory_list )
-      [ [*mandatory_list] - @headers].flatten.empty?
-    end
-
-
-    # Check whether headers contains supplied list
-    def missing_mandatory_headers( mandatory_list )
-      [ [*mandatory_list] - @headers].flatten
-    end
-    
-    def find_or_new( klass, condition_hash = {} )
-      @records[klass] = klass.find(:all, :conditions => condition_hash)
-      if @records[klass].any?
-        return @records[klass].first
-      else
-        return klass.new
-      end
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def save_if_new
-      #puts "SAVE", load_object.inspect
-      save if(load_object.valid? && load_object.new_record?)
-    end
-  
-  end
-
+# Copyright:: (c) Autotelik Media Ltd 2011
+# Author ::   Tom Statter
+# Date ::     Aug 2010
+# License::   MIT
+#
+#  Details::  Base class for loaders, providing a process hook which populates a model,
+#             based on a method map and supplied value from a file - i.e a single column/row's string value.
+#             Note that although a single column, the string can be formatted to contain multiple values.
+#
+#             Tightly coupled with MethodMapper classes (in lib/engine) which contains full details of
+#             a file's column and it's correlated AR associations.
+#
+module DataShift
+
+  require 'datashift/method_mapper'
+
+  class LoaderBase
+
+    
+    include DataShift::Logging
+      
+    attr_reader :headers
+
+    attr_accessor :method_mapper
+
+    attr_accessor :load_object_class, :load_object
+    attr_accessor :current_value, :current_method_detail
+
+    attr_accessor :loaded_objects, :failed_objects
+
+    attr_accessor :options
+
+    # Support multiple associations being added to a base object to be specified in a single column.
+    # 
+    # Entry represents the association to find via supplied name, value to use in the lookup.
+    # Can contain multiple lookup name/value pairs, separated by multi_assoc_delim ( | )
+    # 
+    # Default syntax :
+    #
+    #   Name1:value1, value2|Name2:value1, value2, value3|Name3:value1, value2
+    #
+    # E.G.
+    #   Association Properties, has a column named Size, and another called Colour,
+    #   and this combination could be used to lookup multiple associations to add to the main model Jumper
+    #
+    #       Size:small            # => generates find_by_size( 'small' )
+    #       Size:large            # => generates find_by_size( 'large' )
+    #       Colour:red,green,blue # => generates find_all_by_colour( ['red','green','blue'] )
+    #
+    #       Size:large|Size:medium|Size:large
+    #         => Find 3 different associations, perform lookup via column called Size
+    #         => Jumper.properties << [ small, medium, large ]
+    #
+    def self.name_value_delim
+      @name_value_delim ||= ':'
+      @name_value_delim
+    end
+
+    def self.set_name_value_delim(x)  @name_value_delim = x; end
+    # TODO - support embedded object creation/update via hash (which hopefully we should be able to just forward to AR)
+    #
+    #      |Category|
+    #      name:new{ :date => '20110102', :owner = > 'blah'}
+    #
+    
+    
+    def self.multi_value_delim
+      @multi_value_delim ||= ','
+      @multi_value_delim
+    end
+    
+    def self.set_multi_value_delim(x) @multi_value_delim = x; end
+    
+    # TODO - support multi embedded object creation/update via hash (which hopefully we should be able to just forward to AR)
+    #
+    #      |Category|
+    #      name:new{ :a => 1, :b => 2}|name:medium{ :a => 6, :b => 34}|name:old{ :a => 12, :b => 67}
+    #
+    def self.multi_assoc_delim
+      @multi_assoc_delim ||= '|'
+      @multi_assoc_delim
+    end
+
+
+    def self.set_multi_assoc_delim(x) @multi_assoc_delim = x; end
+
+    
+    # Options
+    #     :instance_methods => true
+
+    def initialize(object_class, object = nil, options = {})
+      @load_object_class = object_class
+
+      # Gather names of all possible 'setter' methods on AR class (instance variables and associations)
+      DataShift::MethodDictionary.find_operators( @load_object_class, :reload => true, :instance_methods => options[:instance_methods] )
+
+      # Create dictionary of data on all possible 'setter' methods which can be used to
+      # populate or integrate an object of type @load_object_class
+      DataShift::MethodDictionary.build_method_details(@load_object_class)
+      
+      @method_mapper = DataShift::MethodMapper.new
+      @options = options.clone
+      @headers = []
+
+      @default_data_objects ||= {}
+      
+      @default_values  = {}
+      @override_values = {}
+      
+      @prefixes       = {}
+      @postfixes      = {}
+      
+      reset(object)
+    end
+
+
+    # kinda the derived classes interface - best way in Ruby ?
+    def perform_load( input, options = {} )
+      raise "WARNING- ABSTRACT METHOD CALLED - Please implement perform_load()"
+    end
+
+    
+    # Core API - Given a list of free text column names from a file, 
+    # map all headers to a method detail containing operator details.
+    # 
+    # This is then available through @method_mapper.method_details.each
+    # 
+    # Options:
+    #  strict : report any header values that can't be mapped as an error
+    #
+    def map_headers_to_operators( headers, strict, mandatory = [])
+      @headers = headers
+      
+      method_details = @method_mapper.map_inbound_to_methods( load_object_class, @headers )
+
+      unless(@method_mapper.missing_methods.empty?)
+        puts "WARNING: Following column headings could not be mapped : #{@method_mapper.missing_methods.inspect}"
+        raise MappingDefinitionError, "Missing mappings for columns : #{@method_mapper.missing_methods.join(",")}" if(strict)
+      end
+
+      unless(@method_mapper.contains_mandatory?(mandatory) )
+        @method_mapper.missing_mandatory(mandatory).each { |e| puts "ERROR: Mandatory column missing - expected column '#{e}'" }
+        raise MissingMandatoryError, "Mandatory columns missing  - please fix and retry."
+      end unless(mandatory.empty?)
+    end
+
+
+    # Core API - Given a single free text column name from a file, search method mapper for
+    # associated operator on base object class.
+    # 
+    # If suitable association found, process row data and then assign to current load_object
+    def find_and_process(column_name, data)
+      method_detail = MethodDictionary.find_method_detail( load_object_class, column_name )
+
+      if(method_detail)
+        prepare_data(method_detail, data)
+        process()
+      else
+        @load_object.errors.add_base( "No matching method found for column #{column_name}")
+      end
+    end
+    
+    
+    # Default values can be provided in YAML config file
+    #  Format :
+    #    Load Class
+    #         atttribute: value
+    
+    def configure_from( yaml_file )
+
+      data = YAML::load( File.open(yaml_file) )
+      
+      
+      # TODO - MOVE DEFAULTS TO OWN MODULE 
+      # decorate the loading class with the defaults/ove rides to manage itself
+      #   IDEAS .....
+      #
+      #unless(@default_data_objects[load_object_class])
+    #
+     #   @default_data_objects[load_object_class] = load_object_class.new
+      
+      #  default_data_object = @default_data_objects[load_object_class]
+      
+      
+       # default_data_object.instance_eval do
+        #  def datashift_defaults=(hash)
+         #   @datashift_defaults = hash
+        #  end
+        #  def datashift_defaults
+        #    @datashift_defaults
+        #  end
+        #end unless load_object_class.respond_to?(:datashift_defaults)
+      #end
+      
+      #puts load_object_class.new.to_yaml
+      
+      puts data.inspect
+      
+      if(data[load_object_class.name])
+        
+        deflts = data[load_object_class.name]['datashift_defaults']
+        @default_values.merge!(deflts) if deflts
+        
+        ovrides = data[load_object_class.name]['datashift_overrides']
+        @override_values.merge!(ovrides) if ovrides
+      end
+      
+    end
+    
+    # Set member variables to hold details and value.
+    # 
+    # Check supplied value, validate it, and if required :
+    #   set to any provided default value
+    #   prepend or append with any provided extensions
+    def prepare_data(method_detail, value)
+      
+      @current_value = value
+      
+      @current_method_detail = method_detail
+      
+      operator = method_detail.operator
+      
+      override_value(operator)
+        
+      if((value.nil? || value.to_s.empty?) && default_value(operator))
+        @current_value = default_value(operator)
+      end
+      
+      @current_value = "#{prefixes(operator)}#{@current_value}" if(prefixes(operator))
+      @current_value = "#{@current_value}#{postfixes(operator)}" if(postfixes(operator))
+
+      @current_value
+    end
+    
+
+    # Process a value string from a column.
+    # Assigning value(s) to correct association on @load_object.
+    # Method detail represents a column from a file and it's correlated AR associations.
+    # Value string which may contain multiple values for a collection association.
+    #
+    def process()
+      
+      if(@current_method_detail.operator_for(:has_many))
+
+        if(@current_method_detail.operator_class && @current_value)
+
+          # there are times when we need to save early, for example before assigning to
+          # has_and_belongs_to associations which require the load_object has an id for the join table
+        
+          save_if_new
+
+          # A single column can contain multiple associations delimited by special char
+          # Size:large|Colour:red,green,blue => ['Size:large', 'Colour:red,green,blue']
+          columns = @current_value.to_s.split( LoaderBase::multi_assoc_delim)
+
+          # Size:large|Colour:red,green,blue   => generates find_by_size( 'large' ) and find_all_by_colour( ['red','green','blue'] )
+
+          columns.each do |col_str|
+            
+            find_operator, col_values = "",""
+           
+            if(@current_method_detail.find_by_operator)
+              find_operator, col_values = @current_method_detail.find_by_operator, col_str
+            else
+              find_operator, col_values = col_str.split(LoaderBase::name_value_delim)
+              raise "No key to find #{@current_method_detail.operator} in DB. Expected format key:value" unless(col_values)
+            end
+            
+            find_by_values = col_values.split(LoaderBase::multi_value_delim)
+
+            if(find_by_values.size > 1)
+
+              @current_value = @current_method_detail.operator_class.send("find_all_by_#{find_operator}", find_by_values )
+
+              unless(find_by_values.size == @current_value.size)
+                found = @current_value.collect {|f| f.send(find_operator) }
+                @load_object.errors.add( @current_method_detail.operator, "Association with key(s) #{(find_by_values - found).inspect} NOT found")
+                puts "WARNING: Association with key(s) #{(lookups - found).inspect} NOT found - Not added."
+                next if(@current_value.empty?)
+              end
+
+            else
+
+              @current_value = @current_method_detail.operator_class.send("find_by_#{find_operator}", find_by_values )
+
+              unless(@current_value)
+                @load_object.errors.add( @current_method_detail.operator, "Association with key #{find_by_values} NOT found")
+                puts "WARNING: Association with key #{find_by_values} NOT found - Not added."
+                next
+              end
+
+            end
+
+            # Lookup Assoc's Model done, now add the found value(s) to load model's collection
+            @current_method_detail.assign(@load_object, @current_value)
+          end
+        end
+        # END HAS_MANY
+      else
+        # Nice n simple straight assignment to a column variable
+        #puts "INFO: LOADER BASE processing #{method_detail.name}"
+        @current_method_detail.assign(@load_object, @current_value)
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def failure
+      @failed_objects << @load_object unless( !load_object.new_record? || @failed_objects.include?(@load_object))
+    end
+
+    def save
+      #puts "DEBUG: SAVING #{load_object.class} : #{load_object.inspect}" #if(options[:verbose])
+      begin
+        result = @load_object.save
+        
+        @loaded_objects << @load_object unless(@loaded_objects.include?(@load_object))
+
+        return result
+      rescue => e
+        failure
+        puts "Error saving #{@load_object.class} : #{e.inspect}"
+        logger.error e.backtrace
+        raise "Error in save whilst processing column #{@current_method_detail.name}" if(@options[:strict])
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.default_object_for( klass )
+      @default_data_objects ||= {}
+      @default_data_objects[klass]
+    end
+    
+    def set_default_value( name, value )
+      @default_values[name] = value
+    end
+
+    def set_override_value( operator, value )
+      @override_values[operator] = value
+    end
+    
+    def default_value(name)
+      @default_values[name]
+    end
+    
+    def override_value( operator )
+      @current_value = @override_values[operator] if(@override_values[operator])
+    end
+    
+    
+    def set_prefix( name, value )
+      @prefixes[name] = value
+    end
+
+    def prefixes(name)
+      @prefixes[name]
+    end
+
+    def set_postfix( name, value )
+      @postfixes[name] = value
+    end
+
+    def postfixes(name)
+      @postfixes[name]
+    end
+    
+    
+    # Reset the loader, including database object to be populated, and load counts
+    #
+    def reset(object = nil)
+      @load_object = object || new_load_object
+      @loaded_objects, @failed_objects = [],[]
+      @current_value = nil
+    end
+
+    
+    def new_load_object
+      @load_object = @load_object_class.new
+      @load_object
+    end
+
+    def abort_on_failure?
+      @options[:abort_on_failure] == 'true'
+    end
+
+    def loaded_count
+      @loaded_objects.size
+    end
+
+    def failed_count
+      @failed_objects.size
+    end
+
+
+    # Check whether headers contains supplied list
+    def headers_contain_mandatory?( mandatory_list )
+      [ [*mandatory_list] - @headers].flatten.empty?
+    end
+
+
+    # Check whether headers contains supplied list
+    def missing_mandatory_headers( mandatory_list )
+      [ [*mandatory_list] - @headers].flatten
+    end
+    
+    def find_or_new( klass, condition_hash = {} )
+      @records[klass] = klass.find(:all, :conditions => condition_hash)
+      if @records[klass].any?
+        return @records[klass].first
+      else
+        return klass.new
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def save_if_new
+      #puts "SAVE", load_object.inspect
+      save if(load_object.valid? && load_object.new_record?)
+    end
+  
+  end
+
 end