Basic print functionality done with comments

client/src/main/java/client/utils/PrintExportService.java

@@ -1,4 +1,67 @@
 package client.utils;
 
+import commons.Recipe;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
 public class PrintExportService {
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the String with all the recipe data in a human-readable format and returns said string
+     * @param recipe - Recipe Object that needs to be converted
+     * @return - String Result that is the converted recipe object
+     */
+    public static String buildRecipeText(Recipe recipe){
+        String result = "Title: " + recipe.getName() + "\nRecipe ID: " + recipe.getId() + "\n" +
+                "Ingredients: ";  //Starts the string with name and recipe ID
+        for(int i =0; i<recipe.getIngredients().size();i++){ // For loop adding ingredients one by one
+            result +=  recipe.getIngredients().get(i) + ", ";
+        }
+        result += "Steps:\n";
+        for(int i =0; i<recipe.getPreparationSteps().size();i++){ // Preparation Steps separated by new lines
+            result += (i+1) + ": " + recipe.getPreparationSteps().get(i) + "\n";
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method that checks if the directory path of the selected directory is valid and throws and error
+     * if not valid
+     * @param path - Path to directory
+     */
+    public static void validateFolder(Path path){
+        if (path == null) {             //Null path value
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Path is empty");
+        }
+        if(!Files.exists(path)){        //If Folder doesn't exist
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Folder does not exist");
+        }
+        if(!Files.isDirectory(path)){       // If folder is not directory
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Given path is not a folder");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method that exports a plain-text String of recipe data, into a newly created file from
+     * a selected directory provided as a path to the method and names said file based on the
+     * nameOfFile param
+     * @param recipeData - String containing recipe data that will be written to file
+     * @param dirFilePath - Path to Folder
+     * @param nameOfFile - Name of file to be created
+     */
+    public static void exportToFile(String recipeData, Path dirFilePath, String nameOfFile){
+        validateFolder(dirFilePath); //runs validate Folder method to check if Directory path is valid
+        Path filePath = dirFilePath.resolve(nameOfFile);    //Creates a file with name provided in directory and stores path in PATH object
+        try {
+            Files.writeString(filePath, recipeData); // Writes the recipe data into the File.
+        }
+        catch (IOException e){
+            System.err.println("An error occurred while writing to the file");
+        }
+
+
+    }
 }
+