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This script will convert a CSV file to JSON. That's it! Usage: csvToJson.go( 'PATH_TO_CSV' );
var csvToJson = {
json: [],
headers: [],
go: function(url) {
var _this = this;
// AJAX call to get CSV data.
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: url,
dataType: "text",
async: false,
success: function(data) {
_this.processData(data);
}
});
return this.json;
},
/*
* Function: processData
* Converts data from CSV into JSON
*
* Input: String (CSV data)
*/
processData: function(data) {
// Split the data file by rows; /\r/ is end of record for .csv files
var rows = data.split(/\r/);
this.getHeaders(rows[0]);
this.convertRows(rows);
},
/*
* Function: getHeaders
* Gets the headers from the CSV to be used as keys in the JSON object.
*
* Input: String (first row of CSV)
* Output: Array
*/
getHeaders: function(row) {
this.headers = row.split(',');
},
/*
* Function: convertRows
* Converts all rows of a CSV (from an array of its rows) to JSON
*
* Input: Array (rows)
* Output: Array of objects
*/
convertRows: function(rows) {
for (var i=1; i<rows.length; i++) {
var row = rows[i].split(',');
var obj = this.convertRow(row, i);
this.json.push(obj);
}
},
/*
* Function: convertRow
* Converts a single row of a CSV into an object.
*
* Input: Array (the row), ID (which row)
* Output: Object
*/
convertRow: function(row, id) {
// Setup the object with a unique ID.
var obj = { 'id': id };
// The rest of the items in the object are generated based on the headers (this.headers).
for (var i=0; i<this.headers.length; i++) {
obj[ this.headers[i] ] = row[i];
}
return obj;
}
};
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