myeldib / BloggersvilleBusApp

BloggersvilleBusApp

Bloggersville needs a new application to process a joint timetable, and produce two modified timetables for each of its bus service company in order to optimize journeys from the airport to the central bus stop.

Input format

The joint timetable input file has the following format:

<service>
<service> ...
<service><EOF>

Each record is on a separate line and will consist of:

• The character string ‘Grotty’ or ‘Posh’ to indicate which company is running the service.
• A space
• The departure time in 24 hours format, represented by 5 characters as ‘HH:MM’
• A space
• The arrival time in 24 hours format, represented by 5 characters as ‘HH:MM’

Example of a service:

Posh 10:15 11:10

Usage

The project has been developed using Java, and Maven. The project has been tested using Java version 1.8.0, and Maven version 5.10.16

• Clone this repository:

git clone [e-mail]:myeldib/BloggersvilleBusApp.git
cd BloggersvilleBusApp

• Build:

mvn package

• Run:

java -jar target/BloggersvilleBusApp-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar <path_to_input>

Output format

The tool will generate a new file "modified_table.txt" based on the directory of the input file:

../BloggersvilleBusApp/input.txt
../BloggersvilleBusApp/modified_table.txt

The output timetables have the same format as the input timetable, with the Posh Bus Company timetable first followed by a blank line and the Grotty Bus Company timetable:

<posh_service>
<posh_service> ...
<posh_service>
<blank_line>
<grotty_service>
<grotty_service> ...
<grotty_service><EOF>

Example input and output Given the following data:

Posh 10:15 11:10
Posh 10:10 11:00
Grotty 10:10 11:00
Grotty 16:30 18:45
Posh 12:05 12:30
Grotty 12:30 13:25
Grotty 12:45 13:25
Posh 17:25 18:01

Your program shall produce:

Posh 10:10 11:00
Posh 10:15 11:10
Posh 12:05 12:30
Posh 17:25 18:01

Grotty 12:45 13:25
-EOF-