import json


def csv_to_json(input_file: str, output_file: str):
    data = []

    # Step 1: Read the CSV file manually
    with open(input_file, 'r') as file:
        lines = file.readlines()

    # Step 2: Parse the first line to get the headers
    headers = lines[0].strip().split(';')

    # Step 3: Parse the subsequent lines to get the data
    for line in lines[1:]:
        values = line.strip().split(';')
        # Create a dictionary for each row
        row_dict = {headers[i]: values[i] for i in range(len(headers))}
        data.append(row_dict)

    # Step 4: Save the data to a JSON file
    with open(output_file, 'w') as json_file:
        json.dump(data, json_file, indent=4)


# Usage
input_csv_file = 'AmesHousing.csv'
output_json_file = 'AmesHousing.json'
csv_to_json(input_csv_file, output_json_file)