Canary - ABA Cemtext Bank File Validator

Overview

Canary is a utility for validating bank files in the Australian Bankers Association (ABA) format (aka Cemtext).

The application is accessible using either of the following clients:

Client	Technology
Windows WPF desktop application	WPF C# .NET Core 3.1
Blazor Web application	Blazor WebAssembly ASP.NET Core 3.1

Solution Structure

• Canary.Core - Contains the core bank file validation logic.
• Canary.Form - User interface layer consisting of a WPF form.
• Canary.Logging - Application logging layer leveraging Log4Net.
• Canary.Web - Contains the Blazor WebAssembly web application.
• Canary.Tests - Unit and integration tests

Getting Started - Desktop Application

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/sbartholomeusz/canary

2. Build the solution

cd canary\src\Canary.Form\
dotnet build --configuration Release

3. Launch the WPF form

bin\Release\netcoreapp3.1\Canary.exe

Getting Started - Web Application

You can access the web application here - https://canary-aba-validator.azurewebsites.net/
However, if you want to build it and run it yourself, below are the steps to do so.

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/sbartholomeusz/canary
cd canary\src\Canary.Web

2. Install the self-signed certificate

dotnet dev-certs https --trust

3. Start the web application (https://localhost:5001)

dotnet run

Dependencies

• MahApps - WPF application theming
• Log4Net - Application logging

License

MIT Licence

References

• https://www.cemtexaba.com/aba-format/cemtex-aba-file-format-details
• http://www.anz.com/Documents/AU/corporate/clientfileformats.pdf