a-csv

A lightweight CSV parser.

Installation

Run the following commands to download and install the application:

$ npm install a-csv

CLI Tool

There is a command line tool as well and it's available if you install this package globally:

$ npm install -g a-csv

Run a-csv -h for help content.

$ a-csv -h
Usage: a-csv [options]

Options:
  -l, --length <length>    The buffer size.
  -c, --charset <charset>  The file charset
  -i, --ignore-headers     Ignore the first line in the input file.
  -s, --source <path>      The source csv file.
  --verbose                Display additional log messages.
  -h, --help               Displays this help.
  -v, --version            Displays version information.

Examples:
  a-csv -s path/to/file.csv
  a-csv -s path/to/file.csv -i
  a-csv -s path/to/file.csv -l 2048
  a-csv -s path/to/file.csv -c ascii

Documentation can be found at https://github.com/jillix/a-csv

Example

var CSV = require("a-csv");
var file = "test.csv";
var options = {
    delimiter: ";",
    charset: "win1250"
};

CSV.parse(file, options, function (err, row, next) {

    if (err) {
        return console.log(err);
    }

    if (row !== null) {
        console.log(row);
        return next();
    }

    console.log("finish");
});

Documentation

parse(path, options, rowHandler)

Parses CSV files.

Params

• String path: Path to CSV file.

• Object options: An object containing the following properties:

• delimiter (String): The CSV delimiter (default: ",").

• length (Number): The buffer size (default: 8 * 1024).

• charset (String): The charset (default: "utf8").

• headers (Boolean): A flag to indicate if the file contains headers or not (default: false).

• Function rowHandler: The row handler callback (called with err, data, next arguments).

stringify(csvArray, delimiter, lineBreak)

Stringifies a CSV array.

Params

• Array csvArray: The CSV array.
• String delimiter: The delimiter (default: ",").
• Object lineBreak: The line break delimiter (default: "\r\n").

Return

• String The stringified CSV array.

How to contribute

1. File an issue in the repository, using the bug tracker, describing the contribution you'd like to make. This will help us to get you started on the right foot.
2. Fork the project in your account and create a new branch: your-great-feature.
3. Commit your changes in that branch.
4. Open a pull request, and reference the initial issue in the pull request message.

License

See the LICENSE file.