C# JSON Cleaning Challenge

This repository contains the solution for the C# Json Cleaning challenge from Coderbyte.

Problem Description

You are given a JSON object with various properties and array items. Some of the properties and items contain invalid values such as empty strings, "N/A", and "-". Your task is to remove these invalid values from the JSON structure.

Example Input:

{
  "name": {
    "first": "Robert",
    "middle": "",
    "last": "Smith"
  },
  "age": 25,
  "DOB": "-",
  "hobbies": [
    "running",
    "coding",
    "-"
  ],
  "education": {
    "highschool": "N/A",
    "college": "Yale"
  }
}

Example Output:

{
  "name": {
    "first": "Robert",
    "last": "Smith"
  },
  "age": 25,
  "hobbies": [
    "running",
    "coding"
  ],
  "education": {
    "college": "Yale"
  }
}

Solution

The solution recursively checks for invalid values in both objects and arrays:

• Empty strings ("")
• "N/A"
• "-"

These values are removed, leaving the valid data in the original JSON structure.

Features

• Recursive cleaning of nested objects and arrays.
• Removal of invalid values from JSON.

Getting Started

To run the solution:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MauricioSuporte/C-Sharp-JSON-Cleaning.git
   

2. Open the project in your favorite IDE or editor.

3. Run the project. The program will fetch a JSON object from the Coderbyte API and clean it based on the rules defined.

Technologies Used

• C#: The programming language used for the solution.
• Newtonsoft.Json: A popular .NET library for working with JSON data.

Author

• Maurício Suporte

Feel free to contribute, fork the project, or open an issue if you have suggestions or questions.