OH - CSV

Simple and highly configurable CSV/TSV parser and encoder.

Usage

var csv = require('oh-csv');

Parsing CSV

var parser = new csv.Parser({
  sep: ',',
  linesep: ['\n', '\r', '\r\n'],
  quote: '"',
  esc: '\\'
});
 
parser.on('readable', function() {
  var row;
  while(row = parser.read()) {
    console.log(row);
  }
});
 
parser.write('1,Nicolas Froidure,[e-mail]');
// [1, 'Nicolas Froidure', '[e-mail]']
 
parser.end();

Alternatively, you can specify fields to map them to an object properties:

var parser = new csv.Parser({
  fields: ['id', 'name', 'email'], // fields are required for this mode
  sep: ',',
  linesep: ['\n', '\r', '\r\n'],
  quote: '"',
  esc: '\\'
});
 
parser.on('readable', function() {
  var row;
  while(row = parser.read()) {
    console.log(row);
  }
});
 
parser.write('1,Nicolas Froidure,[e-mail]');
// {
//  id: 1,
//  name: 'Nicolas Froidure',
//  email: '[e-mail]'
// }
 
parser.end();

Encoding to CSV

var encoder = new csv.Encoder({
  fields: ['id', 'name', 'email']
});
 
encoder.pipe(process.stdout);
 
// Array form
encoder.write([1, 'Nicolas Froidure', '[e-mail]']);
// '1,Nicolas Froidure,[e-mail]'
 
// Object form (you need to specify fields)
encoder.write({
  id:1,
  email: '[e-mail]',
  name: 'Nicolas Froidure'
});
// '1,Nicolas Froidure,[e-mail]'

Transforming CSV on the fly

No library needed, DIY !

var fs = require('fs');
var parser = new csv.Parser();
var encoder = new csv.Encoder();
 
var Transform = require('stream').Transform;
var transformer = new Transform({objectMode: true});
transformer._transform = function(row, unused, cb) {
  row[name] = row[name].toLowerCase();
  this.push(row);
  cb();
};
 
fs.createReadStream('mycsv.csv')
  .pipe(parser)
  .pipe(transformer)
  .pipe(encoder)
  .pipe(fs.createWriteStream('mycsv.new.csv'));

Excel compatible CSV

We've added a simple wrapper to get a CSV stream compatible with Excel for both OSX and Windows from a csv.encoder instance:

  var encoder = new csv.Encoder(csv.tsvOpts);
csv.wrapForExcel(encoder)
  .pipe(fs.createWriteStream('excel.csv'));

Predefined options

There are some CSV and TSV predefined objects in order to allow you to choose your format in a simpler manner.

csv.csvOpts

CSV (Comma-Separated Values) as it's commonly found.

csv.tsvOpts

TSV (Tabulation-Separated Values)

csv.csvRFCOpts

The RFC 4180 CSV format.

API

csv.Parser(options:Object)

Create a new CSV Parser transform stream with options as defined in the options section.

csv.Encoder(options:Object)

Create a new CSV Encoder transform stream with options as defined in the options section.

Options

The options object is meant to be usable either with the Parser and the Encoder.

options.sep:Array

Default: [',']

The strings used for separating values. The first string is used to encode CSV. Separators can have several chars (useless thus essential).

options.linesep:Array

Default: ['\r\n', '\r', '\n']

The strings used for separating lines. The first string is used to encode CSV.

options.quote:Array

Default: ['"']

The strings used for quoting values. The first string is used to encode CSV.

options.toQuote:Array

Default: An array containing options.sep, options.linesep strings.

If a field contains any occurrence of the given strings, it must be quoted.

options.esc:Array

Default: ['\\']

The strings used for escaping special chars. The first string is used to encode CSV.

options.toEsc:Array

Default: If options.esc is empty, an empty array. If options.quote is empty, an array containing options.sep, options.linesep, options.quote and options.esc strings, otherwise, an array containing options.quote and options.esc.

The strings that must be escaped.