added json output to songs and podcasts

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 **/*.csv
 **/.vscode
 **/.txt
+repopack-output.txt

parser/Cargo.toml

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.31"
 csv = "1.3.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.31", features = ["serde"] } # Add serde feature
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
 
 # Languages parsing
-isolang = "2.4.0"
+isolang = "2.4.0"

parser/src/itunesdb.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
  use crate::helpers::helpers;
  use crate::helpers::itunesdb_helpers;
 
- pub struct Podcast {
+ use serde::Serialize;
+
+
+ #[derive(Serialize)]
+  pub struct Podcast {
     pub podcast_title : String,
     pub podcast_publisher : String,
     pub podcast_genre : String,
@@ -35,7 +39,8 @@
     }
  }
 
-pub struct Song {
+ #[derive(Serialize)]
+ pub struct Song {
     pub file_extension: String,
     pub bitrate_kbps: u32,
     pub sample_rate_hz: u32,

parser/src/parsers/itunesdb_parser.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
 
 use crate::constants::itunesdb_constants;
 use crate::itunesdb;
@@ -840,6 +842,32 @@ pub fn parse_itunesdb_file(itunesdb_file_as_bytes : Vec<u8>) {
 
     println!("{} songs found", songs_found.len());
 
+    // Add JSON output @joshkenney
+    if !songs_found.is_empty() {
+        let songs_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&songs_found)
+            .expect("Error serializing songs to JSON");
+
+        let mut songs_json_file = File::create("songs.json")
+            .expect("Error creating songs JSON file");
+
+        io::Write::write_all(&mut songs_json_file, songs_json.as_bytes())
+            .expect("Error writing songs JSON file");
+
+        println!("Created songs.json with {} songs", songs_found.len());
+    }
+
+    if !podcasts_found.is_empty() {
+        let podcasts_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&podcasts_found)
+            .expect("Error serializing podcasts to JSON");
+
+        let mut podcasts_json_file = File::create("podcasts.json")
+            .expect("Error creating podcasts JSON file");
+
+        io::Write::write_all(&mut podcasts_json_file, podcasts_json.as_bytes())
+            .expect("Error writing podcasts JSON file");
+
+        println!("Created podcasts.json with {} podcasts", podcasts_found.len());
+    }
 
     podcast_csv_writer.write_record(&[
         "Episode Title",