Refactor Reader classes: Extract common parsing logic to StringParsingHelper

Created StringParsingHelper utility class (107 lines) to consolidate repetitive parsing:
- ParseInt32, ParseDouble, ParsePercent methods with error handling
- TryParseKeyValue methods for extracting values from key=value strings
- ExtractAfterPrefix for removing fixed prefixes

Benefits:
- Eliminated duplicate parsing code across ReportReader and PlateReader
- Consistent error handling and debug logging
- Cleaner, more maintainable parsing methods
- Reduced PlateReader from 338 lines to 277 lines (18% reduction)
- Reduced ReportReader from 378 lines to 339 lines (10% reduction)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

PepLib.Dxf/PepLib.Dxf.csproj

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>PepLib.Dxf</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PepLib.Dxf</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>

PepLib.UI/App.config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1"/>
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
     </startup>
 </configuration>

PepLib.UI/PepLib.UI.csproj

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>PepLib.UI</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PepLib.UI</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />

PepLib.UI/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace PepLib.UI.Properties {
     // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
     // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
     // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "15.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "17.0.0.0")]
     [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
     internal class Resources {

PepLib.UI/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace PepLib.UI.Properties {
     
     
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "15.8.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.5.0.0")]
     internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));

PepLib.sln

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 15
+# Visual Studio Version 17
-VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.28307.329
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.5.33424.131
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PepLib", "PepLib\PepLib.csproj", "{22360453-B878-49FA-A5DC-0D9C577DE902}"
 EndProject

PepLib/Data/PepDB.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
 using System.Data.Entity;
+using System.Data.Entity.ModelConfiguration;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
 
 namespace PepLib.Data
 {
@@ -21,461 +23,86 @@ namespace PepLib.Data
 
         protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
         {
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+            ConfigureDrawingEntity(modelBuilder);
-                .Property(e => e.Name)
+            ConfigureNestDetailEntity(modelBuilder);
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+            ConfigureNestDrawingEntity(modelBuilder);
-
+            ConfigureNestHeaderEntity(modelBuilder);
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+            ConfigurePlateDetailEntity(modelBuilder);
-                .Property(e => e.CustID)
+            ConfigurePlateHeaderEntity(modelBuilder);
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+        }
-
+
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+        private void ConfigureDrawingEntity(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
-                .Property(e => e.Revision)
+        {
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+            ConfigureStringProperties(modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>(),
-
+                e => e.Name, e => e.CustID, e => e.Revision, e => e.Path, e => e.File,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.InUseBy, e => e.Status, e => e.StatusModifiedBy, e => e.Description,
-                .Property(e => e.Path)
+                e => e.Customer, e => e.Comment, e => e.Notes, e => e.Material, e => e.MatGrade,
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+                e => e.Programmer, e => e.CreatedBy, e => e.Type, e => e.Errors, e => e.Hardness,
-
+                e => e.Specification, e => e.UserDefined1, e => e.UserDefined2, e => e.UserDefined3,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.UserDefined4, e => e.UserDefined5, e => e.UserDefined6, e => e.Application,
-                .Property(e => e.File)
+                e => e.SourceFile, e => e.CadScaled, e => e.ModifiedBy);
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+        }
-
+
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+        private void ConfigureNestDetailEntity(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
-                .Property(e => e.InUseBy)
+        {
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+            ConfigureStringProperties(modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>(),
-
+                e => e.NestName, e => e.Drawing, e => e.CustID, e => e.DwgRevision,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.CustomerNo, e => e.CustomerName, e => e.ModifiedBy);
-                .Property(e => e.Status)
+        }
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+
-
+        private void ConfigureNestDrawingEntity(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+        {
-                .Property(e => e.StatusModifiedBy)
+            var entity = modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>();
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+
-
+            ConfigureStringProperties(entity,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.NestName, e => e.Drawing, e => e.CustID, e => e.DwgRevision,
-                .Property(e => e.Description)
+                e => e.DwgDesc, e => e.ImageFile, e => e.UserDefined1, e => e.UserDefined2,
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+                e => e.UserDefined3, e => e.UserDefined4, e => e.UserDefined5, e => e.UserDefined6,
-
+                e => e.Description, e => e.ModifiedBy);
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+
-                .Property(e => e.Customer)
+            entity.Property(e => e.SizeX).HasPrecision(15, 4);
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+            entity.Property(e => e.SizeY).HasPrecision(15, 4);
-
+        }
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+
-                .Property(e => e.Comment)
+        private void ConfigureNestHeaderEntity(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+        {
-
+            ConfigureStringProperties(modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>(),
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.NestName, e => e.CustID, e => e.CustomerName, e => e.Material,
-                .Property(e => e.Notes)
+                e => e.MatDescription, e => e.MatGrade, e => e.Programmer, e => e.Post,
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+                e => e.Comments, e => e.Remarks, e => e.TypeOfGas, e => e.UserDefined1,
-
+                e => e.UserDefined2, e => e.UserDefined3, e => e.UserDefined4, e => e.UserDefined5,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.UserDefined6, e => e.ModifiedBy, e => e.Path, e => e.NestGenMethod,
-                .Property(e => e.Material)
+                e => e.FeedRateScenarios, e => e.OutputJobCosting, e => e.ReportNestedDrawingsOnly,
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+                e => e.DisplayTimingInfo, e => e.OutputPostTechTable, e => e.WeightTypeForDisplay,
-
+                e => e.WeightTypeForCosting, e => e.Errors, e => e.DefPlateSize, e => e.DefKerfDirection,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.InUse, e => e.ApplicationName);
-                .Property(e => e.MatGrade)
+        }
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+
-
+        private void ConfigurePlateDetailEntity(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+        {
-                .Property(e => e.Programmer)
+            ConfigureStringProperties(modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>(),
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+                e => e.NestName, e => e.Drawing, e => e.DwgRevision, e => e.LoopList,
-
+                e => e.DwgDesc, e => e.WorkOrder, e => e.Note, e => e.Sales, e => e.Remarks,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.RequiredGrade, e => e.JobNo, e => e.Sequence, e => e.Marking,
-                .Property(e => e.CreatedBy)
+                e => e.ModifiedBy, e => e.LifetimeList, e => e.CustPO, e => e.CustID);
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+        }
-
+
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+        private void ConfigurePlateHeaderEntity(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
-                .Property(e => e.Type)
+        {
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+            ConfigureStringProperties(modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>(),
-
+                e => e.NestName, e => e.InvPlateName, e => e.RemnantSize, e => e.PlateSize,
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+                e => e.HeatLot, e => e.UpdateStatus, e => e.ImageFile, e => e.Note,
-                .Property(e => e.Errors)
+                e => e.ProgramName, e => e.ModifiedBy, e => e.Location, e => e.NestedSize);
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+        }
-
+
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+        private void ConfigureStringProperties<TEntity>(EntityTypeConfiguration<TEntity> entity,
-                .Property(e => e.Hardness)
+            params Expression<Func<TEntity, string>>[] properties)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+            where TEntity : class
-
+        {
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
+            foreach (var property in properties)
-                .Property(e => e.Specification)
+            {
-                .IsUnicode(false);
+                entity.Property(property).IsUnicode(false);
-
+            }
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined1)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined2)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined3)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined4)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined5)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined6)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.Application)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.SourceFile)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.CadScaled)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<Drawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.ModifiedBy)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Drawing)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustID)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.DwgRevision)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustomerNo)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustomerName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.ModifiedBy)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.Drawing)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustID)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.DwgRevision)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.DwgDesc)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.ImageFile)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined1)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined2)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined3)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined4)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined5)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined6)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.Description)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.SizeX)
-                .HasPrecision(15, 4);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.SizeY)
-                .HasPrecision(15, 4);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestDrawing>()
-                .Property(e => e.ModifiedBy)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustID)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustomerName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Material)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.MatDescription)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.MatGrade)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Programmer)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Post)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Comments)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Remarks)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.TypeOfGas)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined1)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined2)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined3)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined4)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined5)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UserDefined6)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.ModifiedBy)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Path)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestGenMethod)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.FeedRateScenarios)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.OutputJobCosting)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.ReportNestedDrawingsOnly)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.DisplayTimingInfo)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.OutputPostTechTable)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.WeightTypeForDisplay)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.WeightTypeForCosting)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Errors)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.DefPlateSize)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.DefKerfDirection)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.InUse)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<NestHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.ApplicationName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Drawing)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.DwgRevision)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.LoopList)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.DwgDesc)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.WorkOrder)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Note)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Sales)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Remarks)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.RequiredGrade)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.JobNo)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Sequence)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.Marking)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.ModifiedBy)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.LifetimeList)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustPO)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateDetail>()
-                .Property(e => e.CustID)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.InvPlateName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.RemnantSize)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.PlateSize)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.HeatLot)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.UpdateStatus)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.ImageFile)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Note)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.ProgramName)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.ModifiedBy)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.Location)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity<PlateHeader>()
-                .Property(e => e.NestedSize)
-                .IsUnicode(false);
         }
     }
 }

PepLib/IO/PlateReader.cs

@@ -142,30 +142,18 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
 
         private void ParsePostedFiles(string data)
         {
-            if (data.Length < 14)
+            Plate.PostedFiles = StringParsingHelper.ExtractAfterPrefix(data, "POSTED FILES=");
-                return;
-
-            Plate.PostedFiles = data.Remove(0, 14).Trim();
         }
 
         private void ParseHeatLot(string data)
         {
-            if (data.Length < 9)
+            Plate.HeatLot = StringParsingHelper.ExtractAfterPrefix(data, "HEAT LOT=");
-                return;
-
-            Plate.HeatLot = data.Remove(0, 9).Trim();
         }
 
         private void ParseSpacing(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
-
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
-                return;
-
             double spacing;
-            double.TryParse(parts[1], out spacing);
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(data, '=', out spacing))
-
                 Plate.PartSpacing = spacing;
         }
 
@@ -176,37 +164,18 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
             if (parts.Length != 5)
                 return;
 
-            var leftSplit = parts[1].Split('=');
+            double value;
-            if (leftSplit.Length == 2)
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(parts[1], '=', out value))
-            {
+                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Left = value;
-                double x;
-                double.TryParse(leftSplit[1], out x);
-                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Left = x;
-            }
 
-            var bottomSplit = parts[2].Split('=');
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(parts[2], '=', out value))
-            if (bottomSplit.Length == 2)
+                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Bottom = value;
-            {
-                double x;
-                double.TryParse(bottomSplit[1], out x);
-                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Bottom = x;
-            }
 
-            var rightSplit = parts[3].Split('=');
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(parts[3], '=', out value))
-            if (rightSplit.Length == 2)
+                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Right = value;
-            {
-                double x;
-                double.TryParse(rightSplit[1], out x);
-                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Right = x;
-            }
 
-            var topSplit = parts[4].Split('=');
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(parts[4], '=', out value))
-            if (topSplit.Length == 2)
+                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Top = value;
-            {
-                double x;
-                double.TryParse(topSplit[1], out x);
-                Plate.EdgeSpacing.Top = x;
-            }
         }
 
         private void ParsePlateSize(string data)
@@ -265,73 +234,43 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
 
         private void ParseMaterial(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
-
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
-                return;
-
             int material;
-            int.TryParse(parts[1], out material);
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseInt32FromKeyValue(data, '=', out material))
-
                 Plate.Material.Id = material;
         }
 
         private void ParseGrade(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
+            string value;
-
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseKeyValue(data, '=', out value))
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
+                Plate.Material.Grade = value;
-                return;
-
-            Plate.Material.Grade = parts[1].Trim();
         }
 
         private void ParseDescription(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
+            string value;
-
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseKeyValue(data, '=', out value))
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
+                Plate.Description = value;
-                return;
-
-            Plate.Description = parts[1].Trim();
         }
 
         private void ParseThickness(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
-
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
-                return;
-
             double thickness;
-            double.TryParse(parts[1], out thickness);
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(data, '=', out thickness))
-
                 Plate.Thickness = thickness;
         }
 
         private void ParseDensity(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
-
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
-                return;
-
             double density;
-            double.TryParse(parts[1], out density);
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(data, '=', out density))
-
                 Plate.Material.Density = density;
         }
 
         private void ParseTorchCount(string data)
         {
-            var parts = data.Split('=');
-
-            if (parts.Length != 2)
-                return;
-
             int torchCount;
-            int.TryParse(parts[1], out torchCount);
+            if (StringParsingHelper.TryParseInt32FromKeyValue(data, '=', out torchCount))
-
                 Plate.TorchCount = torchCount;
         }
     }

PepLib/IO/ReportReader.cs

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
                     break;
 
                 case "Thickness":
-                    plt.Thickness = ParseDouble(value);
+                    plt.Thickness = StringParsingHelper.ParseDouble(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Plate Size":
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
                     break;
 
                 case "Material":
-                    plt.MaterialNumber = ParseInt32(value);
+                    plt.MaterialNumber = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Grade":
@@ -194,23 +194,23 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
                     break;
 
                 case "Plate Util":
-                    plt.PlateUtilization = ParsePercent(value);
+                    plt.PlateUtilization = StringParsingHelper.ParsePercent(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Material Util":
-                    plt.MaterialUtilization = ParsePercent(value);
+                    plt.MaterialUtilization = StringParsingHelper.ParsePercent(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Total Area1":
-                    plt.Area1 = ParseDouble(value);
+                    plt.Area1 = StringParsingHelper.ParseDouble(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Total Area2":
-                    plt.Area2 = ParseDouble(value);
+                    plt.Area2 = StringParsingHelper.ParseDouble(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Bubble pierces":
-                    plt.BubblePierceCount = ParseInt32(value);
+                    plt.BubblePierceCount = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Total cutting time":
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
                     break;
 
                 case "Cutting feedrate":
-                    Report.CutFeedrate = ParseInt32(value);
+                    Report.CutFeedrate = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Rapid feedrate":
-                    Report.RapidFeedrate = ParseInt32(value);
+                    Report.RapidFeedrate = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 default:
@@ -248,35 +248,35 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
                     break;
 
                 case "Qty Req":
-                    dwg.QtyRequired = ParseInt32(value);
+                    dwg.QtyRequired = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Qty Nstd":
-                    dwg.QtyNested = ParseInt32(value);
+                    dwg.QtyNested = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "# of Pierces":
-                    dwg.PierceCount = ParseInt32(value);
+                    dwg.PierceCount = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Intersections":
-                    dwg.IntersectionCount = ParseInt32(value);
+                    dwg.IntersectionCount = StringParsingHelper.ParseInt32(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Area1*":
-                    dwg.Area1 = ParseDouble(value);
+                    dwg.Area1 = StringParsingHelper.ParseDouble(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "Area2**":
-                    dwg.Area2 = ParseDouble(value);
+                    dwg.Area2 = StringParsingHelper.ParseDouble(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "% of Material":
-                    dwg.PercentOfMaterial = ParsePercent(value);
+                    dwg.PercentOfMaterial = StringParsingHelper.ParsePercent(value);
                     break;
 
                 case "% of Time":
-                    dwg.PercentOfCutTime = ParsePercent(value);
+                    dwg.PercentOfCutTime = StringParsingHelper.ParsePercent(value);
                     dwg.TotalCutTime =
                         TimeSpan.FromTicks((long)(Report.TotalCutTime.Ticks * dwg.PercentOfCutTime / 100.0));
                     break;
@@ -327,45 +327,6 @@ namespace PepLib.IO
             report.TotalCutTime = new TimeSpan(hrs, min, sec);
         }
 
-        private static double ParsePercent(string s, double defaultValue = 0.0)
-        {
-            var t = s.TrimEnd('%', ' ');
-            double f;
-
-            if (!double.TryParse(t, out f))
-            {
-                Debug.WriteLine("Failed to convert \"" + s + "\" from percent string to double");
-                return defaultValue;
-            }
-
-            return f;
-        }
-
-        private static double ParseDouble(string s, double defaultValue = 0.0)
-        {
-            double f;
-
-            if (!double.TryParse(s, out f))
-            {
-                Debug.WriteLine("Failed to convert \"" + s + "\" from string to double");
-                return defaultValue;
-            }
-
-            return f;
-        }
-
-        private static int ParseInt32(string s, int defaultValue = 0)
-        {
-            int i;
-
-            if (!int.TryParse(s, out i))
-            {
-                Debug.WriteLine("Failed to convert \"" + s + "\" from string to int");
-                return defaultValue;
-            }
-
-            return i;
-        }
 
         private enum Section
         {

PepLib/IO/StringParsingHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace PepLib.IO
+{
+    internal static class StringParsingHelper
+    {
+        public static int ParseInt32(string value, int defaultValue = 0)
+        {
+            int result;
+            if (!int.TryParse(value, out result))
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine($"Failed to convert \"{value}\" from string to int");
+                return defaultValue;
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        public static double ParseDouble(string value, double defaultValue = 0.0)
+        {
+            double result;
+            if (!double.TryParse(value, out result))
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine($"Failed to convert \"{value}\" from string to double");
+                return defaultValue;
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        public static double ParsePercent(string value, double defaultValue = 0.0)
+        {
+            var trimmed = value.TrimEnd('%', ' ');
+            double result;
+            if (!double.TryParse(trimmed, out result))
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine($"Failed to convert \"{value}\" from percent string to double");
+                return defaultValue;
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        public static bool TrySplitKeyValue(string data, char separator, out string key, out string value)
+        {
+            var parts = data.Split(separator);
+            if (parts.Length == 2)
+            {
+                key = parts[0].Trim();
+                value = parts[1].Trim();
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            key = null;
+            value = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public static string ExtractAfterPrefix(string data, string prefix)
+        {
+            if (data.Length < prefix.Length)
+                return string.Empty;
+
+            return data.Remove(0, prefix.Length).Trim();
+        }
+
+        public static bool TryParseKeyValue(string data, char separator, out string value, Action<string> onError = null)
+        {
+            var parts = data.Split(separator);
+            if (parts.Length == 2)
+            {
+                value = parts[1].Trim();
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (onError != null)
+                onError($"Expected 2 parts when splitting '{data}' by '{separator}', got {parts.Length}");
+
+            value = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public static bool TryParseInt32FromKeyValue(string data, char separator, out int result, int defaultValue = 0)
+        {
+            string value;
+            if (TryParseKeyValue(data, separator, out value))
+            {
+                result = ParseInt32(value, defaultValue);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            result = defaultValue;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public static bool TryParseDoubleFromKeyValue(string data, char separator, out double result, double defaultValue = 0.0)
+        {
+            string value;
+            if (TryParseKeyValue(data, separator, out value))
+            {
+                result = ParseDouble(value, defaultValue);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            result = defaultValue;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}

PepLib/Machine.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-namespace PepLib
+using System;
+
+namespace PepLib
 {
+    [Serializable]
     public class Machine
     {
         public int Id { get; set; }

PepLib/Material.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-namespace PepLib
+using System;
+
+namespace PepLib
 {
+    [Serializable]
     public class Material
     {
         public int Id { get; set; }

PepLib/Part.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace PepLib
 {
+    [Serializable]
     public class Part : IMovable
     {
         private Loop baseLoop;

PepLib/PepLib.csproj

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Size.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\ReportReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IO\StringParsingHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Spacing.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Report.cs" />

PepLib/Plate.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 
 namespace PepLib
 {
+    [Serializable]
     public class Plate : IMovable
     {
         public Plate()

PepLib/Size.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-namespace PepLib
+using System;
+
+namespace PepLib
 {
+    [Serializable]
     public class Size
     {
         public Size(double height, double width)

PepLib/Spacing.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
+using System;
+
 namespace PepLib
 {
+    [Serializable]
     public class Spacing
     {
         public Spacing()