quaint-csv

CSV support for the data macro in Quaint.

Install

quaint --setup csv

Usage

format table ::
  data csv ::
    Name,Job
    Alice,accountant
    Bob,baker

Importing from a file:

rows => data :: jobs.csv
 
each {rows} row ::
  * {row.Name}'s job is {row.Job}
 
;; output:
;; * Alice's job is accountant
;; * Bob's job is baker

Sample configuration

This configuration entry must be added in the plugins section of quaint.json:

"csv": {
  "recordSeparator": "\n",
  "fieldSeparator": ",",
  "quote": "\"",
  "trim": false,
  "useHeader": true
}

Options

extension

The file extension to use for the CSV files. (default: "csv")

recordSeparator

The separator character for records (default: \n)

fieldSeparator

The separator character for fields (default: ,)

quote

The character used for quoting (default: ")

trim (boolean)

Whether to trim field values. (default: false)

useHeader (boolean)

Whether to use the first line as field names or not. (default: true)

If this is true, then the result is an array of records with the names taken from the first line of the file, otherwise it will be an array of arrays.