Project 03

File Statistics analyzer

This project introduces a reusable file analysis component that extracts meaningful statistics from text files, including line counts, word counts, and the most frequently occurring words. Designed with reusability and clean object-oriented principles in mind, the FileAnalyzer class can be integrated into other applications that require text analysis or reporting functionality.

C# (.NET)

System.IO

Collections

Technical

Highlights

  • Designed a dedicated FileAnalyzer class to encapsulate file analysis logic and expose clear, purpose-driven methods.

  • Used StreamReader to process files line by line, ensuring memory-efficient handling of large text files.

  • Implemented word frequency tracking using Dictionary<string, int> for fast lookups and aggregation.

  • Applied string parsing and normalization logic to handle punctuation, casing, and empty or malformed input.

  • Structured methods to support configurable outputs, such as returning the top N most common words.

Project

Takeaways

  • Strengthened understanding of object-oriented design through encapsulation and reusable class design.

  • Gained experience selecting appropriate data structures for counting and aggregation tasks.

  • Learned to account for edge cases in real-world file processing, including empty files and inconsistent formatting.