replacer.js

/* Update records to clear UTF8 characters
 * May 29th, 2017
 */

const r = require('./server/r')

function run(cb) {
  r.table('Student')
  .replace(student => {
    const replace = str => str.split('\u001d').reduce((l, r) => l.add(r))
    const first = replace(student('name')('first'))
    const last = replace(student('name')('last'))
    const name = student('name').merge({ first, last })
    return student.merge({ name })
  })
  .then(rslt => {
    console.log('Updated', rslt.replaced, 'students')
    process.exit(0)
  })
}

run()