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Save js variable data in txt

I have the following code and I need to save allProducts in a .txt file with json format. How can I achieve that?
var fruit = [{"name: x","id: y",..}, {...},...]
var driedFruitsNut = [{"name: x","id: y",..}, {...},...]
fruit.forEach((item) =>{
item.category = "Fruits & Vegetables";
item.subtCategory = "Fruit";
});
driedFruitsNut.forEach((item) => {
item.category = "Fruits & Vegetables";
item.subtCategory = "Dried Fruits & Nuts";
});
var allProducts = fruit.concat(driedFruitsNut);
I tried something like this; but I have no idea if this is even a correct code:
var fs = require('fs');
fs.writeFile("test.txt", allProducts, function(err) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
}
});
but when I run node fetchFruitVeg.js in my terminal. I get a text file looking like this:

You can try something like this:
var fs = require('fs');
fs.writeFile("test.txt", JSON.stringify(allProducts), function(err) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
}
});
since allProducts is a javascript object, first you need to convert it into normal string data to write it in a .txt file or .json file

Node writeFile not writing the whole file

I am trying to read a csv file and write the contents to a new csv file but am having a few issues in doing so.
My code seems to be reading the file ok and if i log the results of body in the console it shows the complete file. However when I try and write to the file, it does not seem to write all the contents.
The code I am using is as follows...
var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
var readfile = "http://datafeed.api.productserve.com/datafeed.csv";
var writefile = "app/data/file.csv";
http.get(readfile, function(response) {
var body = '';
response.on("data", function(chunk) {
body += chunk;
});
response.on('end', function(){
fs.writeFile(writefile, body, function(error) {
if(error) {
console.error("write error: " + error.message);
} else {
console.log('Successful');
}
});
});
});
Am I doing something incorrect? Or is there some sort of limit on how much you can write?
Any help is much appreciated :)

csvtojson conversion using Nodejs gives gibberish data

I am trying to convert a csv file to json using csvtojson converter in nodejs.My code is as shown below.
I get an output of data as shown below. I am not sure why this is happening and how to prevent it.
var Converter = require("csvtojson").Converter;
var fileStream = fs.createReadStream("input.csv");
var converter = new Converter({constructResult:false});
converter.on("end_parsed", function (jsonObj) {
var jsonfile = require('jsonfile');
var file = 'output.json';
jsonfile.writeFile(file, jsonObj, function (err) { console.error(err); });});
fileStream.pipe(converter);
{"��P\u0000a\u0000c\u0000k\u0000a\u0000g\u0000e\u0000 \u0000N\u0000a\u0000m\u0000e\u0000":"\u0000c\u0000o\u0000m\u0000.\u0000t\u0000r\u0000i\u0000n\u0000e\u0000t\u0000.\u0000h\u0000r\u0000p\u0000m\u0000o\u0000b\u0000i\u0000l\u0000e\u0000","\u0000A\u0000p\u0000p\u0000 \u0000V\u0000e\u0000r\u0000s\u0000i\u0000o\u0000n\u0000 \u0000C\u0000o\u0000d\u0000e\u0000":"\u00006\u00002\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000e\u0000r\u0000 \u0000L\u0000a\u0000n\u0000g\u0000u\u0000a\u0000g\u0000e\u0000":"\u0000e\u0000n\u0000","\u0000D\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000c\u0000e\u0000":"\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000S\u0000u\u0000b\u0000m\u0000i\u0000t\u0000 \u0000D\u0000a\u0000t\u0000e\u0000 \u0000a\u0000n\u0000d\u0000 \u0000T\u0000i\u0000m\u0000e\u0000":"\u00002\u00000\u00001\u00005\u0000-\u00001\u00002\u0000-\u00002\u00002\u0000T\u00000\u00003\u0000:\u00003\u00002\u0000:\u00003\u00008\u0000Z\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000S\u0000u\u0000b\u0000m\u0000i\u0000t\u0000 \u0000M\u0000i\u0000l\u0000l\u0000i\u0000s\u0000 \u0000S\u0000i\u0000n\u0000c\u0000e\u0000 \u0000E\u0000p\u0000o\u0000c\u0000h\u0000":"\u00001\u00004\u00005\u00000\u00007\u00005\u00005\u00001\u00005\u00008\u00002\u00006\u00002\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000L\u0000a\u0000s\u0000t\u0000 \u0000U\u0000p\u0000d\u0000a\u0000t\u0000e\u0000 \u0000D\u0000a\u0000t\u0000e\u0000 \u0000a\u0000n\u0000d\u0000 \u0000T\u0000i\u0000m\u0000e\u0000":"\u00002\u00000\u00001\u00005\u0000-\u00001\u00002\u0000-\u00002\u00002\u0000T\u00000\u00003\u0000:\u00003\u00002\u0000:\u00003\u00008\u0000Z\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000L\u0000a\u0000s\u0000t\u0000 \u0000U\u0000p\u0000d\u0000a\u0000t\u0000e\u0000 \u0000M\u0000i\u0000l\u0000l\u0000i\u0000s\u0000 \u0000S\u0000i\u0000n\u0000c\u0000e\u0000 \u0000E\u0000p\u0000o\u0000c\u0000h\u0000":"\u00001\u00004\u00005\u00000\u00007\u00005\u00005\u00001\u00005\u00008\u00002\u00006\u00002\u0000","\u0000S\u0000t\u0000a\u0000r\u0000 \u0000R\u0000a\u0000t\u0000i\u0000n\u0000g\u0000":"\u00005\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000T\u0000i\u0000t\u0000l\u0000e\u0000":"\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000T\u0000e\u0000x\u0000t\u0000":"\u0000","\u0000D\u0000e\u0000v\u0000e\u0000l\u0000o\u0000p\u0000e\u0000r\u0000 \u0000R\u0000e\u0000p\u0000l\u0000y\u0000 \u0000D\u0000a\u0000t\u0000e\u0000 \u0000a\u0000n\u0000d\u0000 \u0000T\u0000i\u0000m\u0000e\u0000":"\u0000","\u0000D\u0000e\u0000v\u0000e\u0000l\u0000o\u0000p\u0000e\u0000r\u0000 \u0000R\u0000e\u0000p\u0000l\u0000y\u0000 \u0000M\u0000i\u0000l\u0000l\u0000i\u0000s\u0000 \u0000S\u0000i\u0000n\u0000c\u0000e\u0000 \u0000E\u0000p\u0000o\u0000c\u0000h\u0000":"\u0000","\u0000D\u0000e\u0000v\u0000e\u0000l\u0000o\u0000p\u0000e\u0000r\u0000 \u0000R\u0000e\u0000p\u0000l\u0000y\u0000 \u0000T\u0000e\u0000x\u0000t\u0000":"\u0000","\u0000R\u0000e\u0000v\u0000i\u0000e\u0000w\u0000 \u0000L\u0000i\u0000n\u0000k\u0000":"\u0000"},
{"��P\u0000a\u0000c\u0000k\u0000a\u0000g\u0000e\u0000 \u0000N\u0000a\u0000m\u0000e\u0000":"\u0000"}

I resolved this issue: It was an encoding issue: correct code was "utf16 "
var csvEncoding = { encoding: 'utf16le' };
var csvString = fs.readFileSync(csvfile, csvEncoding).toString();
converter.fromString(csvString, function(err,result){
//your code here console.log(err);
console.log(result);
});

I had a very similar issue to OP but was using csv-parse with a file coming out of S3.
Thanks to OP I got on the right path with an encoding issue, I was able to resolve my issue by using utf16le in my stream coupled with iconv-lite like so:
s3
.getObject(getObjectParams)
.createReadStream()
.on('end', () => cb(null))
.pipe(iconv.decodeStream('utf16le'))
.pipe(parse({ delimiter: '\t', columns: true }))
.pipe(transformer);
Hopefully this helps others in the same boat!

var Converter = require("csvtojson").Converter;
var fs = require('fs');
var fileStream = fs.createReadStream("input.csv");
var converter = new Converter({constructResult:true});
converter.on("end_parsed", function (jsonObj) {
var jsonfile = require('jsonfile');
var file = 'output.json';
console.log(jsonObj);
jsonfile.writeFile(file, jsonObj, function (err,result) {
console.error(err);
console.log(result) ;
});
});
fileStream.pipe(converter);

How to convert CSV to JSON in Node.js

I am trying to convert csv file to json. I am using .
Example CSV:
a,b,c,d
1,2,3,4
5,6,7,8
...
Desired JSON:
{"a": 1,"b": 2,"c": 3,"d": 4},
{"a": 5,"b": 6,"c": 7,"d": 8},
...
I tried node-csv parser library.But the output is like array not like I expected.
I'm using Node 0.8 and express.js and would like a recommendation on how to easily accomplish this.

Node.js csvtojson module is a comprehensive nodejs csv parser. It can be used as node.js app library / a command line tool / or browser with help of browserify or webpack.
the source code can be found at: https://github.com/Keyang/node-csvtojson
It is fast with low memory consumption yet powerful to support any of parsing needs with abundant API and easy to read documentation.
The detailed documentation can be found here
Here are some code examples:
Use it as a library in your Node.js application (csvtojson#2.0.0 +):
Install it through npm
npm install --save csvtojson#latest
Use it in your node.js app:
// require csvtojson
var csv = require("csvtojson");
// Convert a csv file with csvtojson
csv()
.fromFile(csvFilePath)
.then(function(jsonArrayObj){ //when parse finished, result will be emitted here.
console.log(jsonArrayObj);
})
// Parse large csv with stream / pipe (low mem consumption)
csv()
.fromStream(readableStream)
.subscribe(function(jsonObj){ //single json object will be emitted for each csv line
// parse each json asynchronousely
return new Promise(function(resolve,reject){
asyncStoreToDb(json,function(){resolve()})
})
})
//Use async / await
const jsonArray=await csv().fromFile(filePath);
Use it as a command-line tool:
sh# npm install csvtojson
sh# ./node_modules/csvtojson/bin/csvtojson ./youCsvFile.csv
-or-
sh# npm install -g csvtojson
sh# csvtojson ./yourCsvFile.csv
For advanced usage:
sh# csvtojson --help
You can find more details from the github page above.

You can try to use underscore.js
First convert the lines in arrays using the toArray function :
var letters = _.toArray(a,b,c,d);
var numbers = _.toArray(1,2,3,4);
Then object the arrays together using the object function :
var json = _.object(letters, numbers);
By then, the json var should contain something like :
{"a": 1,"b": 2,"c": 3,"d": 4}

Had to do something similar, hope this helps.
// Node packages for file system
var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');
var filePath = path.join(__dirname, 'PATH_TO_CSV');
// Read CSV
var f = fs.readFileSync(filePath, {encoding: 'utf-8'},
function(err){console.log(err);});
// Split on row
f = f.split("\n");
// Get first row for column headers
headers = f.shift().split(",");
var json = [];
f.forEach(function(d){
// Loop through each row
tmp = {}
row = d.split(",")
for(var i = 0; i < headers.length; i++){
tmp[headers[i]] = row[i];
}
// Add object to list
json.push(tmp);
});
var outPath = path.join(__dirname, 'PATH_TO_JSON');
// Convert object to string, write json to file
fs.writeFileSync(outPath, JSON.stringify(json), 'utf8',
function(err){console.log(err);});

Here is a solution that does not require a separate module. However, it is very crude, and does not implement much error handling. It could also use more tests, but it will get you going. If you are parsing very large files, you may want to seek an alternative. Also, see this solution from Ben Nadel.
Node Module Code, csv2json.js:
/*
* Convert a CSV String to JSON
*/
exports.convert = function(csvString) {
var json = [];
var csvArray = csvString.split("\n");
// Remove the column names from csvArray into csvColumns.
// Also replace single quote with double quote (JSON needs double).
var csvColumns = JSON
.parse("[" + csvArray.shift().replace(/'/g, '"') + "]");
csvArray.forEach(function(csvRowString) {
var csvRow = csvRowString.split(",");
// Here we work on a single row.
// Create an object with all of the csvColumns as keys.
jsonRow = new Object();
for ( var colNum = 0; colNum < csvRow.length; colNum++) {
// Remove beginning and ending quotes since stringify will add them.
var colData = csvRow[colNum].replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, "");
jsonRow[csvColumns[colNum]] = colData;
}
json.push(jsonRow);
});
return JSON.stringify(json);
};
Jasmine Test, csv2jsonSpec.js:
var csv2json = require('csv2json.js');
var CSV_STRING = "'col1','col2','col3'\n'1','2','3'\n'4','5','6'";
var JSON_STRING = '[{"col1":"1","col2":"2","col3":"3"},{"col1":"4","col2":"5","col3":"6"}]';
/* jasmine specs for csv2json */
describe('csv2json', function() {
it('should convert a csv string to a json string.', function() {
expect(csv2json.convert(CSV_STRING)).toEqual(
JSON_STRING);
});
});

If you want just a command line converter, the quickest and most clean solution for me is to use csvtojson via npx (included by default in node.js)
$ npx csvtojson ./data.csv > data.json

Using ES6
const toJSON = csv => {
const lines = csv.split('\n')
const result = []
const headers = lines[0].split(',')
lines.map(l => {
const obj = {}
const line = l.split(',')
headers.map((h, i) => {
obj[h] = line[i]
})
result.push(obj)
})
return JSON.stringify(result)
}
const csv = `name,email,age
francis,francis#gmail.com,33
matty,mm#gmail.com,29`
const data = toJSON(csv)
console.log(data)
Output
// [{"name":"name","email":"email","age":"age"},{"name":"francis","email":"francis#gmail.com","age":"33"},{"name":"matty","email":"mm#gmail.com","age":"29"}]

Using lodash:
function csvToJson(csv) {
const content = csv.split('\n');
const header = content[0].split(',');
return _.tail(content).map((row) => {
return _.zipObject(header, row.split(','));
});
}

I haven't tried csv package https://npmjs.org/package/csv but according to documentation it looks quality implementation http://www.adaltas.com/projects/node-csv/

I started with node-csvtojson, but it brought too many dependencies for my linking.
Building on your question and the answer by brnd, I used node-csv and underscore.js.
var attribs;
var json:
csv()
.from.string(csvString)
.transform(function(row) {
if (!attribs) {
attribs = row;
return null;
}
return row;
})
.to.array(function(rows) {
json = _.map(rows, function(row) {
return _.object(attribs, row);
});
});

I have a very simple solution to just print json from csv on console using csvtojson module.
// require csvtojson
var csv = require("csvtojson");
const csvFilePath='customer-data.csv' //file path of csv
csv()
.fromFile(csvFilePath)``
.then((jsonObj)=>{
console.log(jsonObj);
})

I have used csvtojson library for converting csv string to json array.
It has variety of function which can help you to convert to JSON.
It also supports reading from file and file streaming.
Be careful while parsing the csv which can contain the comma(,) or any other delimiter .
For removing the delimiter please see my answer here.

Step 1:
Install node module:
npm install csvtojson --save
Step 2:
var Converter = require("csvtojson").Converter;
var converter = new Converter({});
converter.fromFile("./path-to-your-file.csv",function(err,result){
if(err){
console.log("Error");
console.log(err);
}
var data = result;
//to check json
console.log(data);
});

Node-ETL package is enough for all BI processing.
npm install node-etl;
Then :
var ETL=require('node-etl');
var output=ETL.extract('./data.csv',{
headers:["a","b","c","d"],
ignore:(line,index)=>index!==0, //ignore first line
});

Me and my buddy created a web service to handle this kind of thing.
Check out Modifly.co for instructions on how to transform CSV to JSON with a single RESTful call.

Use csv parser library, I'm explaining in more details how to use it here .
var csv = require('csv');
csv.parse(csvText, {columns: true}, function(err, data){
console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
});

npm install csvjson --save
In you Node JS File
const csvjson = require('csvjson');
convertCSVToJSON(*.csv);
convertCSVToJSON = (file) => {
const convertedObj = csvjson.toObject(file);
}

csvtojson module is a comprehensive nodejs csv parser to convert csv to json or column arrays. It can be used as node.js library / command line tool / or in browser. Below are some features:
/** csv file
a,b,c
1,2,3
4,5,6
*/
const csvFilePath='<path to csv file>'
const csv=require('csvtojson')
csv()
.fromFile(csvFilePath)
.then((jsonObj)=>{
console.log(jsonObj);
/**
* [
* {a:"1", b:"2", c:"3"},
* {a:"4", b:"5". c:"6"}
* ]
*/
})
// Async / await usage
const jsonArray=await csv().fromFile(csvFilePath);

I converted a large (315 MB) csv file to json by installing the csvtojson module and then using the below code:
const fs = require('fs')
const Converter = require('csvtojson').Converter
const csvConverter = new Converter({
constructResult:false,
downstreamFormat:"array",
})
csvConverter.subscribe=function(json,row,index){
json["rowIndex"]=index
};
const readStream = fs.createReadStream('./data.csv') // my csv file
const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream('./data.json') // my new json file
readStream.pipe(csvConverter).pipe(writeStream)
The resulting json file is in the desired format:
[
{"a": 1,"b": 2,"c": 3,"d": 4},
{"a": 5,"b": 6,"c": 7,"d": 8},
]

Once figured out how to csv data into two dimention array:
[['header1','header2'],['data1','data2']]
Convert to json is simply map and reduce:
const keys = input[0]
const jsonOutput = input.slice(1)
.map(arr2 => keys.reduce((accumulator, element, index) => {
return { ...accumulator,
[element]: arr2[index]
};
}, {}))

In my case JSON.stringify didn't help as the files where too big.
This solved my needs:
let csvFile = fs.readFileSync(
csvFilePath,
{ encoding: "utf-8" },
function (err) {
console.log(err);
}
);
csvFile = csvFile.split("\n");
let strFile = "export default [";
csvFile.forEach(function (d) {
let row = d.split(",");
strFile += `[${row}],`;
});
strFile += "]";

How to parse a local XML file in Titanium?

My Resources folder contains an XML file. I need to parse it in Titanium. I have written the following code:
try {
var file = Ti.Filesystem.getFile(Ti.Filesystem.resourcesDirectory,'Translation.xml');
var xmltext = file.read().text;
var doc = Ti.XML.parseString(xmltext);
}
catch(e) {
alert(e);
Ti.API.info(e);
}
But I am getting the next error:
- result of expression 'file.read() is not an object
Any solution? Thanks!

Try to check if your file exists or not.
var file = Ti.Filesystem.getFile(Ti.Filesystem.resourcesDirectory,'Translation.xml');
if ( file.exists() ) {
var xmltext = file.read().text;
var doc = Ti.XML.parseString(xmltext);
}

It looks like the file can't be found on the system, that's why you are getting the error. Try putting the whole path as mentioned bellow. Example:
var file = Titanium.Filesystem.getFile("../Resources/tableWindows/CrossRef.xml");
Somebody with the same problem: http://developer.appcelerator.com/question/123246/xml-file-will-not-read