About altair-export-json-to-csv

A custom built plugin for the Altair application that provides a custom button on the graphql response frame which converts the query response to csv and then saves it to file

Altair usage

To enable the plugin in Altair, enable the plugins feature and then select plugin altair-export-json-to-csv. After restarting the application, the export csv button should become available.

File save format

The CSV file format is a 2 dimensional data format that accommodates rows and columns but this doesn't translate well when trying to convert json to csv. Hence the following rules will be applied in the conversion:

1. Every leaf in the inputted object is converted to a csv column
2. By default, every index in an array is converted to a row in the outputted csv. Nested arrays will also get there own row.
3. In instances where we have nested arrays, it is inevitable that certain 'cells' on the CSV will have a value of 'undefined'. In such cases, these undefined cells are populated with the values from the previous cell's (in the same column) contents.

NPM

This plugin can be found on NPM. Click here