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lzr_csv API
With this mod you can parse and write CSV from and to strings. This mod is compliant with RFC 4180.
This file explains how to use it in Lua.
Function reference
lzr_csv.parse_csv(text)
Parses the string text which should be in a valid
CSV format according to RFC 4180 and returns a CSV table (see below).
text must be UTF-8 encoded.
All rows/records must have the same number of entries.
If the input is determined to be invalid, the function will
return nil, <error message> where <error message> is a
string to display in the log.
lzr_csv.write_csv(rows)
Given a CSV table named rows as input (see below),
will return a string that is valid CSV syntax.
CSV tables
A CSV table is the primary data structure representing the data from a CSV-formatted file.
A CSV table is a table of tables.
The outer tables represent the rows. The inner tables represent the values in each row and contain strings.
The length of each row must be equal.
For example, this table:
{
{"value1", "value2", "value3"}, -- row 1
{"value4", "value5", "value6"}, -- row 2
},
Is equivalent to the following CSV file:
value1,value2,value3
value4,value5,value6