project reorganized

WatchIt.Database/WatchIt.Database.Model/WatchIt.Database.Model.Seeding/DataReader.cs

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+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace WatchIt.Database.Model.Seeding;
+
+public class DataReader
+{
+    #region METHODS
+
+    public static IEnumerable<T> Read<T>() => Read<T>(typeof(T).Name);
+    public static IEnumerable<T> Read<T>(string filename)
+    {
+        string jsonFile = $@"..\..\WatchIt.Database\WatchIt.Database.Model\WatchIt.Database.Model.Seeding\Data\{filename}.json";
+        string dataString = File.ReadAllText(jsonFile);
+        IEnumerable<T>? data = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IEnumerable<T>>(dataString);
+        if (data is null)
+        {
+            throw new JsonException();
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}