README.md

_sv2json

_sv2json is a simple tool to convert files delimited by certain characters/breaks into JSON files.

For example, it allows you to convert CSV or TSV (tab separated values) into JSON.

Usage

First, install _sv2json to your project:

$ npm install sv2json --save

Then, include it in your script/project:

var _sv2json = require('sv2json');

You can then use it as such:

/*
* We assume that the variable 'tsvData' contains data delimited by tabs (\t)
*/

var jsonVersionOfTsvData = _sv2json(tsvData, '\t');

_svtojson.js

/*
*  Converts __ separated value data to JSON 
*  for example, CSV (comma separated values) or TSV (tab separated values) => JSON
*  @param {String} data (should be in CSV/TSV/etc format)
*  @param {String} delimiter (TSV: '\t', CSV: ',') (defaults to CSV)
*  @returns {Object} json
*
*  @author: gist.github.com/krrishd
*/

let _sv2json = (() => {
    function convert(data, delimiter) {
        let json = [];
        let d = data.split('\n');
        let keys = d[0].split(delimiter || ',');
        d = d.splice(1);
        d.forEach(data => {
            let keyVal = data.split(delimiter || ',');
            let obj = {};
            keys.forEach((keyData, n) => {
                obj[keyData] = keyVal[n];
            });
            json.push(obj);
        });
        return json;
    } 
    return function(data, delimiter) {
        return convert(data, delimiter);
    }
})();

module.exports = _sv2json;

package.json

{
  "name": "sv2json",
  "version": "0.0.2",
  "description": "A tool that allows one to convert files delimited by any particular character or break into JSON (such as CSV or TSV files)",
  "main": "_svtojson.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "git@gist.github.com:6827d1d764a4d95e8736.git"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "csv",
    "tsv",
    "json",
    "conversion",
    "converter"
  ],
  "author": "Krish Dholakiya <krishna.dholakiya@gmail.com>",
  "license": "MIT"
}