Package com.library.books

Class BookUtils

java.lang.Object

com.library.books.BookUtils

public class BookUtils
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BookUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	appendBook(String filePath, Book book)	Adds a book to the library
static Book	findBook(String filePath, String name)	Finds a book in the library by name
static List<Book>	getBooks(String filePath)	Lists all the books in the library
static void	updateBookStatus(String filePath, String name, String status)	Updates the issued status of the book

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

BookUtils

public BookUtils()

Method Details

appendBook

public static void appendBook(String filePath,
 Book book)

Adds a book to the library

Parameters:

filePath - the filepath of the library file

book - The book object to add to the library

getBooks

public static List<Book> getBooks(String filePath)

Lists all the books in the library

Parameters:

filePath - the filepath of the library file

Returns:

books the list of books in the library

findBook

public static Book findBook(String filePath,
 String name)

Finds a book in the library by name

Parameters:

filePath - the filepath of the library file

name - name of the book to be found

Returns:

updateBookStatus

public static void updateBookStatus(String filePath,
 String name,
 String status)

Updates the issued status of the book

Parameters:

filePath - the filepath of the library file

name - name of the book to be updated

status - "Yes" if issuing the book, "No" if returning the book