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Create Custom Template - C#

Document Parser SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Create Custom Template’

Program.cs
using System;
using ByteScout.DocumentParser;

// This example demonstrates data parsing from an invoice using the custom template.

namespace CustomTemplate
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string customTemplate = @".\SampleTemplate.yml";
            string inputDocument = @".\SampleInvoice.pdf";

            // Create DocumentParser instance
            using (DocumentParser documentParser = new DocumentParser("demo", "demo"))
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Loading template \"{customTemplate}\"...");
                Console.WriteLine();

                documentParser.AddTemplate(customTemplate);
                
                Console.WriteLine($"Parsing \"{inputDocument}\"...");
                Console.WriteLine();

                // Parse invoice data in JSON format
                string jsonString = documentParser.ParseDocument(inputDocument, OutputFormat.JSON);
                // Display parsed data in console
                Console.WriteLine("Parsing results in JSON format:");
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine(jsonString);
            }

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

SampleTemplate.yml
templateName: My Custom Template
templateVersion: 4
templatePriority: 0
detectionRules:
  keywords:
  - Your Company Name
  - Invoice No\.
  - TOTAL
objects:
- name: total
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: TOTAL{{Spaces}}{{Number}}
    dataType: decimal
    pageIndex: 0
- name: dateIssued
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: Invoice Date {{SmartDate}}
    dataType: date
    dateFormat: auto-mdy
    pageIndex: 0
- name: invoiceId
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: Invoice No. {{Digits}}
    pageIndex: 0
- name: companyName
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: static
    expression: Vendor Company
    pageIndex: 0
- name: billTo
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: rectangle
    rectangle:
    - 32.25
    - 150
    - 348
    - 70.5
    pageIndex: 0
- name: notes
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: rectangle
    rectangle:
    - 32.25
    - 227.25
    - 531
    - 47.25
    pageIndex: 0
- name: table1
  objectType: table
  tableProperties:
    start:
      expression: Item\s+Quantity\s+Price\s+Total
      regex: true
    end:
      expression: TOTAL
      regex: true
    row:
      expression: ^\s*(?<description>\w+.*)(?<quantity>\d+)\s+(?<unitPrice>\d+\.\d{2})\s+(?<itemTotal>\d+\.\d{2})\s*$
      regex: true


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