SAIF.Services.Export operations and processes

This page is the operation catalog and cross-operation hub for this library. Each operation's detailed, step-by-step logic lives in its own page under operations/.

Operation catalog

Operation	Intent	Trigger	Inputs	Outputs	Rules	Tables	SQL
Generate delimited export text	Convert an in-memory collection into delimited (CSV-style) text via reflection	Caller invokes ExportServices.GetCSV(Of T)	IEnumerable(Of T) collection, optional Delimiter, optional UseQuotes	Delimited String (header row + data rows, or empty string)	None	None	None

No business rules, database tables, or SQL statements apply to this operation — see Business rules.

Process flow diagram

The following diagram visualizes the primary operational flow for generating delimited export text.

flowchart TD
    Start([Caller invokes GetCSV]) --> Check{Collection empty?}
    Check -->|Yes| EndEmpty([Return empty string])
    Check -->|No| Header[Build header row via reflection]
    Header --> Rows[Build data rows for each item]
    Rows --> EndOk([Return delimited string])

Database interactions

Not applicable — this library performs no database interactions.

Failure and edge-case behavior

• Empty input collection: returns an empty string with no header row and no data rows.
• Null property value mid-row: the value is silently skipped rather than emitted as an empty placeholder, which can misalign column counts across data rows.*

Related documentation

• Index
• Overview
• Architecture
• Dependencies
• Business rules
• Configuration
• API reference

Note: Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

Sources

• SAIF.Services.Export\ExportServices.vb
• .saifdocgen\state\runs\20260821-113120-claims-bof-web-legal\analysis\TSK009-analysis.md