ltsv

ltsv

LTSV parser and formatter

Installation

node.js

$ npm install ltsv

bower

$ bower install ltsv

Usage

node.js

var ltsv = require('ltsv');

browser

<script src="ltsv.min.js"></script>

ltsv.parse(
  'label1:value1\tlabel2:value2\n' +
  'label1:value1\tlabel2:value2\n' +
  'label1:value1\tlabel2:value2'
);
// [ { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' },
//   { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' },
//   { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' } ]

ltsv.parseLine('label1:value1\tlabel2:value2');
// { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' }
ltsv.parseLine('label1:value1\tlabel2:value2\n');
// { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' }
ltsv.parseLine('label1:value1\tlabel2:value2\r\n');
// { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' }

ltsv.format([
  { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' },
  { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' },
  { label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' }
]);
// 'label1:value1\tlabel2:value2\nlabel1:value1\tlabel2:value2\nlabel1:value1\tlabel2:value2'

ltsv.format({ label1: 'value1', label2: 'value2' });
// 'label1:value1\tlabel2:value2'

var fs = require('fs'),
    ltsv = require('ltsv'),
    ltjs = ltsv.createLtsvToJsonStream({
      toObject: false,
      strict: false
    });

// access.log:
// l1:v1\tl2:v2\n
// l1:v1\tl2:v2\n
// l1:v1\tl2:v2\n
fs.createReadStream('./access.log').pipe(ltjs).pipe(process.stdout);
// {"l1":"v1","l2":"v2"}{"l1":"v1","l2":"v2"}{"l1":"v1","l2":"v2"}

Functions

parse(text)

• text string - LTSV text
• return Object[] - parsed objects

split to LTSV records.

throw SyntaxError if text has no separator.

parseLine(line)

• line string - LTSV line
• return Object - parsed object

split to LTSV record.

throw SyntaxError if line has no separator.

parseStrict(text)

• text string - LTSV text
• return Object[] - parsed objects

split to LTSV records and validate label and value of fields.

throw SyntaxError if text has no separator. also throw SyntaxError if text has unexpected character.

parseLineStrict(line)

• line string - LTSV line
• return Object - parsed object

split to LTSV record.

throw SyntaxError if line has no separator. also throw SyntaxError if line has unexpected character.

format(mixed)

• mixed Object|Object[] - object or object array
• return string - LTSV text

convert to LTSV text.

throw TypeError if mixed is not an object or array.

formatStrict(mixed)

• mixed Object|Object[] - object or object array
• return string - LTSV text

convert to LTSV text.

throw TypeError if mixed is not an object or array. also throw SyntaxError if mixed has unexpected character.

createLtsvToJsonStream([options])

• options object - option object
• return LtsvToJsonStream - LTSV to JSON stream

return LtsvToJsonStream instance. cannot use by browser.

options

• encoding string - StringDecoder encoding
• toObject boolean - flag of send to object
• strict boolean - flag of strict parse

encoding

StringDecoder's encoding.

if not set, use "utf8".

toObject

send object if toObject is true. otherwise send JSON string.

if not set, toObject is false.

strict

strict parse if strict is true. otherwise not strict parse.

if not set, strict is false.

Test

node.js

$ npm install
$ npm test

browser

$ npm install
$ npm run-script bower
$ npm run-script testem

License

The MIT License. Please see LICENSE file.