jc/docs/parsers/csv.md

# jc.parsers.csv
jc - JSON CLI output utility `csv` file parser

The `csv` parser will attempt to automatically detect the delimiter character. If the delimiter cannot be detected it will default to comma. The first row of the file must be a header row.

Usage (cli):

    $ cat file.csv | jc --csv

Usage (module):

    import jc.parsers.csv
    result = jc.parsers.csv.parse(csv_output)

Compatibility:

    'linux', 'darwin', 'cygwin', 'win32', 'aix', 'freebsd'

Examples:

    $ cat homes.csv
    "Sell", "List", "Living", "Rooms", "Beds", "Baths", "Age", "Acres", "Taxes"
    142, 160, 28, 10, 5, 3,  60, 0.28,  3167
    175, 180, 18,  8, 4, 1,  12, 0.43,  4033
    129, 132, 13,  6, 3, 1,  41, 0.33,  1471
    ...

    $ cat homes.csv | jc --csv -p
    [
      {
        "Sell": "142",
        "List": "160",
        "Living": "28",
        "Rooms": "10",
        "Beds": "5",
        "Baths": "3",
        "Age": "60",
        "Acres": "0.28",
        "Taxes": "3167"
      },
      {
        "Sell": "175",
        "List": "180",
        "Living": "18",
        "Rooms": "8",
        "Beds": "4",
        "Baths": "1",
        "Age": "12",
        "Acres": "0.43",
        "Taxes": "4033"
      },
      {
        "Sell": "129",
        "List": "132",
        "Living": "13",
        "Rooms": "6",
        "Beds": "3",
        "Baths": "1",
        "Age": "41",
        "Acres": "0.33",
        "Taxes": "1471"
      },
      ...
    ]


## info
```python
info()
```


## process
```python
process(proc_data)
```

Final processing to conform to the schema.

Parameters:

    proc_data:   (dictionary) raw structured data to process

Returns:

    List of dictionaries. Each dictionary represents a row in the csv file:

    [
      {
        csv file converted to a Dictionary
        https://docs.python.org/3/library/csv.html
      }
    ]


## parse
```python
parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False)
```

Main text parsing function

Parameters:

    data:        (string)  text data to parse
    raw:         (boolean) output preprocessed JSON if True
    quiet:       (boolean) suppress warning messages if True

Returns:

    List of dictionaries. Raw or processed structured data.