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csv-generate
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Package description
The csv-generate package is a simple and powerful tool for generating CSV data programmatically. It is part of the CSV module suite for Node.js, designed to work with streams and provide a flexible means of generating CSV files with custom settings. This package can be particularly useful for testing, data generation, and simulation purposes.
Synchronous Data Generation
Generate CSV data synchronously. This is useful for small datasets that can be generated and used on the fly without the need for asynchronous handling.
const generate = require('csv-generate');
let output = generate({length: 2});
console.log(output);
Asynchronous Stream Generation
Generate CSV data asynchronously using streams. This method is suitable for larger datasets or when the data generation process is part of a larger, asynchronous workflow.
const generate = require('csv-generate');
const generator = generate({length: 20, objectMode: true});
generator.on('readable', function(){
let row;
while ((row = generator.read()) !== null) {
console.log(row);
}
});
Custom Column Options
Customize the columns of the generated CSV data. This feature allows for specifying the type of data each column should contain, providing flexibility in the structure of the generated data.
const generate = require('csv-generate');
const output = generate({columns: ['int', 'bool'], length: 2});
console.log(output);
A Node.js module for generating CSV files with a simple API. It differs from csv-generate by focusing more on the output stream aspect, allowing for easy writing of CSV data to files or other destinations.
This package provides comprehensive CSV parsing and formatting capabilities. While it includes functionality for generating CSV data, it also offers extensive support for parsing, transforming, and formatting CSV data, making it a more versatile choice compared to csv-generate.
Readme
This package provides a flexible generator of CSV strings and Javascript objects
implementing the Node.js stream.Readable
API.
Documentation for the "csv-generate" package is available here.
stream.Readable
implementationRun npm install csv
to install the full csv module or run npm install csv-generate
if you are only interested by the CSV generator.
Use the callback style API for simplicity or the stream based API for scalability.
Tests are executed with Mocha. To install it, simple run npm install
followed by npm test
. It will install mocha and its dependencies in your project "node_modules" directory and run the test suite. The tests run against the CoffeeScript source files.
To generate the JavaScript files, run npm run coffee
.
The test suite is run online with Travis. See the Travis definition file to view the tested Node.js version.
FAQs
CSV and object generation implementing the Node.js `stream.Readable` API
We found that csv-generate demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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