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csv
Description
The csv library contains a procedure for parsing of comma-separated values (CSV) as described in RFC 4180. There are several differences with the RFC:
- The RFC prescribes CRLF standard network line breaks, but many CSV files have platform-dependent line endings, so this library accepts any sequence of CRs and LFs as a line break.
- The format of header lines is exactly like a regular record and the presence of a header can only be determined from the mime type. This library treats all lines as regular records.
- The formal grammar specifies that fields can contain only certain US ASCII characters, but the specification of the MIME type allows for other character sets. This library allow all characters in fields, except for the field delimiter character, CRs and LFs in unquoted fields.
- According to the RFC, the records all have to have the same length. This library allows variable length records.
- The delimiter character is specified by the user and can be a character other than comma, or an SRFI-14 character set.
Library Procedures
- <procedure>(make-parser [DELIMITER]) => PARSER</procedure>
Returns a CSV parsing procedure. Optional argument DELIMITER specifies the field delimiter (comma by default). DELIMITER can be a character, or an SRFI-14 character set. The returned procedure takes in a string and returns a list of the form:
((record STRING1 STRING2 ...) (record ... ))
where STRING represents the field values in a record.
Requires
Version History
- 1.0 Initial Release
License
Copyright 2009 Ivan Raikov. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the name of the author nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.