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use 5.010001;
use strict;
our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:PERLANCAR'; # AUTHORITY
our $DATE = '2023-04-01'; # DATE
our $DIST = 'App-CSVUtils'; # DIST
our $VERSION = '1.024'; # VERSION
gen_csv_util
compile_eval_code
);
gen_csv_util(
name => 'csv_gen',
summary => 'Generate CSV data using Perl code',
description => <<'_',
_
add_args => {
fields => $App::CSVUtils::argspecopt_fields{fields},
eval_fields => {
summary => 'Code to generate list of fields',
schema => 'str*',
description => <<'_',
This is an alternative to supplying a static list of fields via `fields` option.
Code is expected to return the list of fields as an arrayref.
_
},
eval => {
summary => 'Code to generate row',
schema => 'str*',
description => <<'_',
Code will be compiled in the `main` package.
Code is expected to return the row data, which can be a hashref or an arrayref.
When code returns false, this signals `csv-gen` to stop the output. Note that
you can also limit the number of rows generated by setting the `num_rows`
option.
_
cmdline_aliases => {e=>{}},
},
num_rows => {
summary => 'Limit the number of rows to generate',
schema => 'uint*',
cmdline_aliases => {n=>{}},
},
},
add_args_rels => {
req_one => ['fields', 'eval_fields'],
},
reads_csv => 0,
tags => ['category:generating', 'accepts-code'],
examples => [
{
summary => 'Generate 10 numbers from 1 to 10',
src => q{[[prog]] -f num -n 10 -e '[++$i]'},
src_plang => 'bash',
test => 0,
},
{
summary => 'Generate 10 numbers from 1 to 10 along with their squares',
src => q{[[prog]] -f num -f square -n 10 -e '[++$i, $i*$i]'},
src_plang => 'bash',
test => 0,
},
],
after_read_input => sub {
my $r = shift;
# set output fields
if ($r->{util_args}{eval_fields}) {
my $code = compile_eval_code($r->{util_args}{eval_fields}, 'eval_fields');
local $main::r = $r;
my $fields = $code->();
die [500, "Code in eval_fields did not return list of fields as arranref"]
unless ref $fields eq 'ArRAY';
$r->{output_fields} = $fields;
} else {
$r->{output_fields} = $r->{util_args}{fields};
}
# print rows
{
my $code = compile_eval_code($r->{util_args}{eval}, 'eval');
local $main::r = $r;
my $i = 0;
while (1) {
$i++;
# we don't use eval_code() because we don't need to provide most
# of the variables, because they are not available
local $main::rownum = $i+1;
local $main::data_rownum = $i+1;
my $row = $code->();
last unless $row;
last if defined $r->{util_args}{num_rows} &&
($r->{output_data_rownum}//0) >= $r->{util_args}{num_rows};
$r->{code_print_row}->($row);
}
}
},
);
1;
# ABSTRACT: Generate CSV data using Perl code
__END__
=pod
=encoding UTF-8
=head1 NAME
App::CSVUtils::csv_gen - Generate CSV data using Perl code
=head1 VERSION
This document describes version 1.024 of App::CSVUtils::csv_gen (from Perl distribution App-CSVUtils), released on 2023-04-01.
=head1 FUNCTIONS
=head2 csv_gen
Usage:
csv_gen(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Generate CSV data using Perl code.
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
=over 4
=item * B<eval> => I<str>
Code to generate row.
Code will be compiled in the C<main> package.
Code is expected to return the row data, which can be a hashref or an arrayref.
When code returns false, this signals C<csv-gen> to stop the output. Note that
you can also limit the number of rows generated by setting the C<num_rows>
option.
=item * B<eval_fields> => I<str>
Code to generate list of fields.
This is an alternative to supplying a static list of fields via C<fields> option.
Code is expected to return the list of fields as an arrayref.
=item * B<fields> => I<array[str]>
Field names.
=item * B<num_rows> => I<uint>
Limit the number of rows to generate.
=item * B<output_always_quote> => I<bool> (default: 0)
Whether to always quote values.
When set to false (the default), values are quoted only when necessary:
field1,field2,"field three contains comma (,)",field4
When set to true, then all values will be quoted:
"field1","field2","field three contains comma (,)","field4"
=item * B<output_escape_char> => I<str>
Specify character to escape value in field in output CSV, will be passed to Text::CSV_XS.
This is like C<--input-escape-char> option but for output instead of input.
Defaults to C<\\> (backslash). Overrides C<--output-tsv> option.
=item * B<output_filename> => I<filename>
Output filename.
Use C<-> to output to stdout (the default if you don't specify this option).
Encoding of output file is assumed to be UTF-8.
=item * B<output_header> => I<bool>
Whether output CSV should have a header row.
By default, a header row will be output I<if> input CSV has header row. Under
C<--output-header>, a header row will be output even if input CSV does not have
header row (value will be something like "col0,col1,..."). Under
C<--no-output-header>, header row will I<not> be printed even if input CSV has
header row. So this option can be used to unconditionally add or remove header
row.
=item * B<output_quote_char> => I<str>
Specify field quote character in output CSV, will be passed to Text::CSV_XS.
This is like C<--input-quote-char> option but for output instead of input.
Defaults to C<"> (double quote). Overrides C<--output-tsv> option.
=item * B<output_quote_empty> => I<bool> (default: 0)
Whether to quote empty values.
When set to false (the default), empty values are not quoted:
field1,field2,,field4
When set to true, then empty values will be quoted:
field1,field2,"",field4
=item * B<output_sep_char> => I<str>
Specify field separator character in output CSV, will be passed to Text::CSV_XS.
This is like C<--input-sep-char> option but for output instead of input.
Defaults to C<,> (comma). Overrides C<--output-tsv> option.
=item * B<output_tsv> => I<bool>
Inform that output file is TSV (tab-separated) format instead of CSV.
This is like C<--input-tsv> option but for output instead of input.
Overriden by C<--output-sep-char>, C<--output-quote-char>, C<--output-escape-char>
options. If one of those options is specified, then C<--output-tsv> will be
ignored.
=item * B<overwrite> => I<bool>
Whether to override existing output file.
=back
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code
(200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element
($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is
200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth
element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash
that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.
Return value: (any)
=head1 HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at L<https://metacpan.org/release/App-CSVUtils>.
=head1 SOURCE
=head1 AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
=head1 CONTRIBUTING
To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on
GitHub.
Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can
simply modify the code, then test via:
% prove -l
If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your
system), you can install L<Dist::Zilla>,
L<Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR>,
L<Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR>, and sometimes one or two other
Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond
that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.
=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
=head1 BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website L<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-CSVUtils>
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a
patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired
feature.
=cut