data-to-json

1.0.5 • Public • Published

Reads a text file, CSV file or data variable having a table and returns an array of obects. In which each object consists of all headers as keys and there data as values.
Can also filter data on given number of records and returns only required data in array.

Installation

npm i --save data-to-json

Usage

data-to-json support CommonJS.

In module system

Use filePath key to provide TEXT or CSV data from a file.

const dataToJson = require("data-to-json");

Use .txt to use TXT data.

const dataInJSON = dataToJson.txt({ filePath: "./filePath.txt" }).toJson();

OR

Use .csv to use CSV data.

const dataInJSON = dataToJson.csv({ filePath: "./filePath.csv" }).toJson();

Use data key to provide TEXT data from variable or directly.

const dataInJSON = dataToJson.txt({ data: someTEXTData }).toJson();

OR

const dataInJSON = dataToJson.csv({ data: someCSVData }).toJson();

Sample input (txt data) :

FIRST_NAME     LAST_NAME        NUMBER               EMAIL                        ADDRESS
Debra          Burks            880012XXXX           debra.burks@yahoo.com        9273 Thome Ave., `Orchard Park`, NY - 14127
Kasha          Todd             null                 kasha.todd@yahoo.com         910, Vine Street!!!, (Campbell), CA - 95008
Tameka         Fisher           880111XXXX           null                         7693 ~ Honey Creek St., Redondo Beach, "CA"      90278

Sample input (csv data) :

FIRST_NAME,LAST_NAME,NUMBER,EMAIL,ADDRESS
Debra,Burks,880012XXXX,debra.burks@yahoo.com,"9273 Thome Ave., `Orchard Park`, NY - 14127"
Kasha,Todd,null,kasha.todd@yahoo.com,"910, Vine Street!!!, (Campbell), CA - 95008"
Tameka,Fisher,8800111XXX,null,"7693 ~ Honey Creek St., Redondo Beach, "CA"      90278"

Sample output (json data) :

[
  {
    FIRST_NAME: 'Debra',
    LAST_NAME: 'Burks',
    NUMBER: '880012XXXX',
    EMAIL: 'debra.burks@yahoo.com',
    ADDRESS: '9273 Thome Ave., `Orchard Park`, NY - 14127'
  },
  {
    FIRST_NAME: 'Kasha',
    LAST_NAME: 'Todd',
    NUMBER: null,
    EMAIL: 'kasha.todd@yahoo.com',
    ADDRESS: '910, Vine Street!!!, (Campbell), CA - 95008'
  },
  {
    FIRST_NAME: 'Tameka',
    LAST_NAME: 'Fisher',
    NUMBER: '880111XXXX',
    EMAIL: null,
    ADDRESS: '7693 ~ Honey Creek St., Redondo Beach, "CA"      90278'
  }
]

Use .records to get required number of rows.

const dataInJSON = dataToJson.txt({ filePath: "./filePath.txt" }).records(1).toJson();

OR

const dataInJSON = dataToJson.csv({ filePath: "./filePath.csv" }).records(1).toJson();

Sample output when .records is 1 (json data) :

[
  {
    FIRST_NAME: 'Debra',
    LAST_NAME: 'Burks',
    NUMBER: '880012XXXX',
    EMAIL: 'debra.burks@yahoo.com',
    ADDRESS: '9273 Thome Ave., `Orchard Park`, NY - 14127'
  }
]

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