read-csv-sync

Module to read .csv files synchronously

Index

Install

Basic Usage

Optional parameters

Examples

Install

 
$ npm install read-csv-sync
 

Basic Usage

Reading a file called example.csv

 
const  {readCSVSync}  =  require("read-csv-sync")
 
  
 
console.log(readCSVSync("./example.csv"))
 

You can assign the result into a variable, like this:

 
const  {readCSVSync}  =  require("read-csv-sync")
 
  
  
 
const data =  readCSVSync("./example.csv");
 
  
 
console.log(data)
 

Optional parameters

You can pass optional parameters on function call, those are "separator" (default = ',') and "encoding" (default = 'utf-8').

Syntax:

 
readCSVSync(path, separator, encoding)
 

Examples

Input:

 
NAME,LEG_LENGTH,DIET
 
Hadrosaurus,1.2,herbivore
 
Struthiomimus,0.92,omnivore
 
Velociraptor,1.0,carnivore
 
Triceratops,0.87,herbivore
 
Euoplocephalus,1.6,herbivore
 
Stegosaurus,1.40,herbivore
 
Tyrannosaurus Rex,2.5,carnivore
 

Output:

 
[
 
{ NAME: 'Hadrosaurus', LEG_LENGTH: '1.2', DIET: 'herbivore' },
 
{ NAME: 'Struthiomimus', LEG_LENGTH: '0.92', DIET: 'omnivore' },
 
{ NAME: 'Velociraptor', LEG_LENGTH: '1.0', DIET: 'carnivore' },
 
{ NAME: 'Triceratops', LEG_LENGTH: '0.87', DIET: 'herbivore' },
 
{ NAME: 'Euoplocephalus', LEG_LENGTH: '1.6', DIET: 'herbivore' },
 
{ NAME: 'Stegosaurus', LEG_LENGTH: '1.40', DIET: 'herbivore' },
 
{ NAME: 'Tyrannosaurus Rex', LEG_LENGTH: '2.5', DIET: 'carnivore' }
 
]