Node.js CommonJS (CJS)

The CommonJS distribution is appropriate to Node.js packages which have not yet migrated to ECMAScript modules.

Node.js builtin globals and modules are not inserted. This is both motivated by performance and compatiblity reasons. The buffer shim generates error, see #303. Use the browser IIFE distribution or integrate the module with a build system to provide the appropriate shims.

When using the csv package, use the following import directives:

// For the stream and callback APIs
const {generate, parse, transform, stringify} = require('csv');
// Or for the sync API
const {generate, parse, transform, stringify} = require('csv/sync');

When using individual packages:

// For the stream and callback APIs
const {generate} = require('csv-generate');
const {parse} = require('csv-parse');
const {transform} = require('stream-transform');
const {stringify} = require('csv-stringify');
// Or for the sync API
const {generate} = require('csv-generate/sync');
const {parse} = require('csv-parse/sync');
const {transform} = require('stream-transform/sync');
const {stringify} = require('csv-stringify/sync');

Supported Node.js versions

The CommonJS distribution of this package supports the usage of Node.js version 8.3 and above. However, the module path differs depending on your Node.js version.

Internally, the export property inside the package.json file declares the csv and csv/sync entry points. It exposes the modules of the ./dist/cjs folder.

It is supported in Node.js 12+ as an alternative to the main field. For older version, the main field behave as a fallback of the csv module. It is transparent but only apply to this module. Use require("csv/dist/cjs/sync.cjs") as an alternative to require("csv/sync").

Older versions of this package

In version 2 and below, the module signature was:

const generate = require('csv');
// And
const generate = require('csv/lib/sync');