CSV for Node.js

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CSV Examples

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Introduction

This package proposes different API flavours. Every example is available on GitHub.

Using the stream API

This example is available with the command node samples/stream.js.

var csv = require('csv');

var generator = csv.generate({seed: 1, columns: 2, length: 20});
var parser = csv.parse();
var transformer = csv.transform(function(data){
  return data.map(function(value){return value.toUpperCase()});
});
var stringifier = csv.stringify();

generator.on('readable', function(){
  while(data = generator.read()){
    parser.write(data);
  }
});

parser.on('readable', function(){
  while(data = parser.read()){
    transformer.write(data);
  }
});

transformer.on('readable', function(){
  while(data = transformer.read()){
    stringifier.write(data);
  }
});

stringifier.on('readable', function(){
  while(data = stringifier.read()){
    process.stdout.write(data);
  }
});

Using the pipe API

This example is available with the command node samples/pipe_funny.js.

// Import the package main module
const csv = require('csv')
// Use the module
csv.generate  ({seed: 1, length: 20}).pipe(
csv.parse     ()).pipe(
csv.transform (function(record){
                return record.map(function(value){
                  return value.toUpperCase()
              })})).pipe(
csv.stringify ()).pipe(process.stdout)

Using the callback API

This example is available with the command node samples/callback.js.

var csv = require('csv');

csv.generate({seed: 1, columns: 2, length: 20}, function(err, data){
  csv.parse(data, function(err, data){
    csv.transform(data, function(data){
      return data.map(function(value){return value.toUpperCase()});
    }, function(err, data){
      csv.stringify(data, function(err, data){
        process.stdout.write(data);
      });
    });
  });
});