From bed759f8f1e7c29578e331802eb4ada9626654e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashwinee Siyane <ashwineesiyane@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:16:40 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Implement CSV/JSON converter and fix single object validation
 check

---
 scripts/csv_json_converter.py | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/csv_json_converter.py

diff --git a/scripts/csv_json_converter.py b/scripts/csv_json_converter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a3482f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/csv_json_converter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+
+import csv
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def csv_to_json(csv_path, json_path):
+    # newline="" ensures standard line-endings across platforms (Windows vs Mac/Linux)
+    # encoding="utf-8" ensures full Unicode compatibility for special characters
+    with open(csv_path, mode="r", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as csv_file:
+        reader = csv.DictReader(csv_file)
+        data = [row for row in reader]
+
+    with open(json_path, mode="w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as json_file:
+        json.dump(data, json_file, indent=4)
+
+
+def json_to_csv(json_path, csv_path):
+    with open(json_path, mode="r", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as json_file:
+        try:
+            data = json.load(json_file)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            print("Error: Invalid JSON syntax.", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Acceptance criteria verification: Make sure it's a list of flat dictionaries
+      # If the JSON is a single flat object, wrap it in a list to make it compatible with DictWriter
+    if isinstance(data, dict):
+        data = [data]
+
+    # Acceptance criteria verification: Make sure it's a list of flat objects
+    if not isinstance(data, list) or not all(
+        isinstance(item, dict) for item in data
+    ):
+        print(
+            "Error: JSON input must be a list of flat objects.", file=sys.stderr
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+    if not data:
+        print("Warning: JSON file is empty.", file=sys.stderr)
+        return
+
+    # Extract column names from keys of the first item
+    headers = data[0].keys()
+
+    with open(csv_path, mode="w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as csv_file:
+        writer = csv.DictWriter(csv_file, fieldnames=headers)
+        writer.writeheader()
+        writer.writerows(data)
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print(
+            "Usage: python scripts/csv_json_converter.py <input_file> <output_file>",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    input_file = sys.argv[1]
+    output_file = sys.argv[2]
+
+    # Validate file existence
+    if not os.path.exists(input_file):
+        print(f"Error: Input file '{input_file}' not found.", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Automatically handle conversion logic based on file extension rules
+    if input_file.endswith(".csv") and output_file.endswith(".json"):
+        csv_to_json(input_file, output_file)
+    elif input_file.endswith(".json") and output_file.endswith(".csv"):
+        json_to_csv(input_file, output_file)
+    else:
+        print(
+            "Error: Invalid extensions. Use .csv -> .json or .json -> .csv",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+