Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: libjson2csv
Version: 0.1.0
Summary: Converts nested json object to csv and csv back to json
Home-page: https://github.com/cnv1989/libjson2csv
Author: Nag Varun Chunduru
Author-email: cnv1989@gmail.com
License: UNKNOWN
Download-URL: https://github.com/cnv1989/libjson2csv/archive/v0.1.0.tar.gz
Description: libjson2csv
        ========
        
        *Converts nested json object to csv and csv back to json*
        
        This package provides functionality to convert valid nested json objects/files to csv and vice versa.
        
        Written in python 3
        
        Usage
        -----
        
        To convert json to csv
        ```
        usage: python -m libjson2csv.json_2_csv [--m] <json_in_file_path> [<csv_out_file_path>]
        ```
        
        To convert csv to json
        ```
        usage: python -m libjson2csv.csv_2_json <csv_in_file_path> [<json_out_file_path>]
        ```
        
        If the output file path is not provided the output will be dumped to STDOUT.
        
        Specifications
        --------------
        
        Scripts expects a valid json.
        
        * JSON can be a valid nested object or a list.
        * Script will convert each item of the list to a corresponding row in the csv.
        * If JSON is dictionary the outputted csv will contain single row.
        
        Example:
        
        *Converts JSON*
        
        ```json
            {
                "key_1_1": "val_1_1_1",
                "key_1_2": [
                    "val_1_2_1",
                    "val_1_2_2",
                    "val_1_2_3"
                ],
                "key_1_3": [{
                    "key_1_3_2_1": "val_1_3_2_1_1"
                }, {
                    "key_1_3_2_1": "val_1_3_2_1_2"
                }, {
                    "key_1_3_2_1": "val_1_3_2_1_3"
                }],
                "key_1_4": {
                    "key_1_4_2_1": "val_1_4_2_1_1"
                },
                "key_1_5": {
                    "key_1_5_2_1": [{
                        "key_1_5_2_3_1": "val_1_5_2_3_1_1"
                    }]
                }
            }
        ```
        
        *TO*
        
        Without `--m` flag
        
        |key_1_1 | key_1_2[0] | key_1_2[1] | key_1_2[2] | key_1_3[0].key_1_3_2_1 | key_1_3[1].key_1_3_2_1 | key_1_3[2].key_1_3_2_1 | key_1_4.key_1_4_2_1 | key_1_5.key_1_5_2_1[0].key_1_5_2_3_1|
        |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
        |val_1_1_1 | val_1_2_1 | val_1_2_2 | val_1_2_3 | val_1_3_2_1_1 | val_1_3_2_1_2 | val_1_3_2_1_3 | val_1_4_2_1_1 | val_1_5_2_3_1_1|
        
        With `--m` flag
        
        |*key_1_2|key_1_1|key_1_3[0].key_1_3_2_1|key_1_3[1].key_1_3_2_1|key_1_3[2].key_1_3_2_1|key_1_4.key_1_4_2_1|key_1_5.key_1_5_2_1[0].key_1_5_2_3_1|
        |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
        |val_1_2_1;val_1_2_2;val_1_2_3|val_1_1_1|val_1_3_2_1_1|val_1_3_2_1_2|val_1_3_2_1_3|val_1_4_2_1_1|val_1_5_2_3_1_1|
        
        `--m` stores a simple list in  a single column with items separated by a semicolon.
        
        0.1.0 (2017-04-15)
        ------------------
            - Initial version.
        
Keywords: json,csv,converter
Platform: UNKNOWN
