csvjson-json2csv

Converts JSON to CSV. Powers the most used online tool CSVJSON https://www.csvjson.com/json2csv. Used by thousands everyday.

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CSVJSON json2csv() function =========================== Single function json2csv to convert JSON to CSV. Self contained without dependencies. Used to power CSVJSON the online tool found at www.csvjson.com/json2csv. Used by thousands everyday. npm package here
Usage
Simply call json2csv(json, options) passing a JavaScript object. Use the options hash to pass on some switches:
  • separator: Character which acts as separator. For semi-colon pass ;. For TSV pass a tab \t. Default is ,.
  • flatten: Boolean indicating whether to flatten nested arrays or not. Default is false.
  • output_csvjson_variant: Boolean indicating whether to output objects and arrays as is as per the CSVJSON format variant. Default is false.

Node example

``` const json2csv = require('./json2csv.js'); const obj = { 
"album": "The White Stripes",
"year": 1999,
"US_peak_chart_post": "-"
}, { 
"album": "De Stijl",
"year": 2000,
"US_peak_chart_post": "-"
}, { 
"album": "White Blood Cells",
"year": 2001,
"US_peak_chart_post": 61
}, { 
"album": "Elephant",
"year": 2003,
"US_peak_chart_post": 6
}, { 
"album": "Get Behind Me Satan",
"year": 2005,
"US_peak_chart_post": 3
}, { 
"album": "Icky Thump",
"year": 2007,
"US_peak_chart_post": 2
}, { 
"album": "Under Great White Northern Lights",
"year": 2010,
"US_peak_chart_post": 11
}, { 
"album": "Live in Mississippi",
"year": 2011,
"US_peak_chart_post": "-"
}, { 
"album": "Live at the Gold Dollar",
"year": 2012,
"US_peak_chart_post": "-"
}, { 
"album": "Nine Miles from the White City",
"year": 2013,
"US_peak_chart_post": "-"
} ; var csv = json2csv(obj); console.log(csv); ```

Browser example

Note: In the browser, global namespace CSVJSON is created. It contains the json2csv function. ``` ``` In both cases, you would get this in the console: ``` "album","year","USpeakchartpost" "The White Stripes",1999,"-" "De Stijl",2000,"-" "White Blood Cells",2001,61 "Elephant",2003,6 "Get Behind Me Satan",2005,3 "Icky Thump",2007,2 "Under Great White Northern Lights",2010,11 "Live in Mississippi",2011,"-" "Live at the Gold Dollar",2012,"-" "Nine Miles from the White City",2013,"-" ``` You can of course test all options online on www.csvjson.com/json2csv.

Flattening

By default json2csv assumes you have an array of objects. If your array containes nested objects, use the flatten option. For example: ``` const json2csv = require('./json2csv.js'); const obj = { "trees": 
{
"id": 1,
"name": "tree1",
"branches": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "branch1",
"leaves": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "leave1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "leave2"
}
]
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "branch2",
"leaves": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "leave1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "leave2"
}
]
}
]
}
 }; var csv = json2csv(obj, {flatten: true}); console.log(csv); ``` Will produce this: ``` "trees.id","trees.name","trees.branches.id","trees.branches.name","trees.branches.leaves.id","trees.branches.leaves.name" 1,"tree1",1,"branch1",1,"leave1" 1,"tree1",1,"branch1",2,"leave2" 1,"tree1",2,"branch2",1,"leave1" 1,"tree1",2,"branch2",2,"leave2" ```

Tests

Run the tests in your browser by opening test-browser.html. Run the tests through node: ``` node test-node.js ```
Companion functions
csv2json to convert CSV to JSON. npm package here. jsonbeautifier to beautify and format your JSON. npm package here. JSON2mod a replacement of JSON with more options to format your JSON. npm package here.