v0.2.0

* Added multiline value support
* Updated escaping logic
* More performance enhancements
* More robusts test cases
* Removed support for having two quote types instead it just supports a single quote and escape sequence.

Author: doug-martin

Gruntfile.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
                 src: 'test/**/*.test.js',
                 options: {
                     timeout: 3000, // not fully supported yet
-                    reporter: 'dotmatrix'
+                    reporter: 'spec'
                 }
             }
         },

README.md

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   [![build status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/C2FO/fast-csv.png)](http://travis-ci.org/C2FO/fast-csv)
 # Fast-csv
 
-This is a library is aimed at providing fast CSV parsing. It accomplishes this by not handling some of the more complex
-edge cases such as multi line rows. However it does support escaped values, embedded commas, double and single quotes.
+This is a library that provides CSV parsing and formatting.
+
+**NOTE** As of v0.2.0 `fast-csv` supports multi-line values.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ All methods accept the following `options`
 * `ignoreEmpty=false`: If you wish to ignore empty rows.
 * `delimiter=','`: If your data uses an alternate delimiter such as `;` or `\t`.
    * **NOTE** When specifying an alternate `delimiter` you may only pass in a single character delimeter
+* `quote='"'`: The character to use to escape values that contain a delimeter.
+* `escape='"'`: The character to use when escaping a value that is `quoted` and contains a `quote` character.
+    * `i.e`: 'First,"Name"' => '"First,""name"""'
 * The following are options for parsing only.
   * `trim=false`: If you want to trim all values parsed set to true.
   * `rtrim=false`: If you want to right trim all values parsed set to true.
@@ -211,12 +215,8 @@ csv
 
 `fast-csv` also allows to you to create create a `CSV` from data.
 
-In addition to the options for parsing you can specify the following additional options.
-
-* `quote='"'`: The character to use to escape values that contain a delimeter.
-* `escape='"'`: The character to use when escaping a value that is `quoted` and constains a `quote` character.
-    * `i.e`: 'First,"Name"' => '"First,""name"""'
-
+Formatting accepts the same options as parsing.
+*
 **Writing Data**
 
 Each of the following methods accept an array of values to be written, however each value must be an `array` of `array`s or `object`s.

benchmark/assets/100000.csv

@@ -99998,4 +99998,4 @@ First1,Last1,[email protected],
 ,,,
 "First'1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
 "First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
-"First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
+"First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"

benchmark/assets/1000000.csv

@@ -999998,4 +999998,4 @@ First1,Last1,[email protected],
 First1,Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
 First1,Last1,[email protected],"1 ""Street"" St, State ST, 88888"
 First1,Last1,[email protected],
-,,,
+,,,

benchmark/assets/20000.csv

@@ -19998,4 +19998,4 @@ First1,Last1,[email protected],
 "First'1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
 "First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
 "First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
-First1,Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
+First1,Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"

benchmark/assets/50000.csv

@@ -49998,4 +49998,4 @@ First1,Last1,[email protected],
 ,,,
 "First'1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
 "First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
-"First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"
+"First""1",Last1,[email protected],"1 Street St, State ST, 88888"

benchmark/benchmark.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var fastCsv = require("../lib"),
     csv = require("csv"),
     path = require("path"),
-    COUNT = 20000,
+    COUNT = 100000,
     TEST_FILE = path.resolve(__dirname, "./assets/" + COUNT + ".csv");
 
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function benchmarkFastCsv(done) {
             ret.address = data.address;
             return ret;
         })
-        .on("record", function (record) {
+        .on("record", function () {
             count++;
         })
         .on("end", function () {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function benchmarkCsv(done) {
             ["first_name", "last_name", "email_address"].forEach(function (prop, i) {
                 ret[camelize(prop)] = data[i];
             });
-            ret.address = data[4];
+            ret.address = data[3];
             return ret;
         })
         .on('record', function () {
@@ -67,20 +67,25 @@ function benchmarkCsv(done) {
 }
 
 function benchmark(title, m, done) {
-    var start = new Date();
+    var start = new Date(), runStart = start;
     m(function (err) {
         if (err) {
             done(err);
         } else {
+            console.log("%s: RUN 1 %dms", title, (new Date() - runStart));
+            runStart = new Date();
             m(function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     done(err);
                 } else {
+                    console.log("%s: RUN 2 %dms", title, (new Date() - runStart));
+                    runStart = new Date();
                     m(function (err) {
                         if (err) {
                             done(err);
                         } else {
-                            console.log("%s: %dms", title, (new Date() - start) / 3);
+                            console.log("%s: RUN 3 %dms", title, (new Date() - runStart));
+                            console.log("%s: 3xAVG %dms", title, (new Date() - start) / 3);
                             done();
                         }
 

docs/index.html

@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@
 
   <p><a href="http://travis-ci.org/C2FO/fast-csv"><img src="https://secure.travis-ci.org/C2FO/fast-csv.png" alt="build status"></a></p>
 <h1>Fast-csv</h1>
-<p>This is a library is aimed at providing fast CSV parsing. It accomplishes this by not handling some of the more complex
-edge cases such as multi line rows. However it does support escaped values, embedded commas, double and single quotes.</p>
+<p>This is a library that provides CSV parsing and formatting.</p>
+<p><strong>NOTE</strong> As of v0.2.0 <code>fast-csv</code> supports multi-line values.</p>
 <h2>Installation</h2>
 <p><code>npm install fast-csv</code></p>
 <h2>Usage</h2>
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ <h3>Parsing</h3>
 <li><strong>NOTE</strong> When specifying an alternate <code>delimiter</code> you may only pass in a single character delimeter</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
+<li><code>quote=&#39;&quot;&#39;</code>: The character to use to escape values that contain a delimeter.</li>
+<li><code>escape=&#39;&quot;&#39;</code>: The character to use when escaping a value that is <code>quoted</code> and contains a <code>quote</code> character.<ul>
+<li><code>i.e</code>: &#39;First,&quot;Name&quot;&#39; =&gt; &#39;&quot;First,&quot;&quot;name&quot;&quot;&quot;&#39;</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
 <li>The following are options for parsing only.<ul>
 <li><code>trim=false</code>: If you want to trim all values parsed set to true.</li>
 <li><code>rtrim=false</code>: If you want to right trim all values parsed set to true.</li>
@@ -324,15 +329,9 @@ <h3>Transforming</h3>
  });</code></pre>
 <h3>Formatting</h3>
 <p><code>fast-csv</code> also allows to you to create create a <code>CSV</code> from data.</p>
-<p>In addition to the options for parsing you can specify the following additional options.</p>
-<ul>
-<li><code>quote=&#39;&quot;&#39;</code>: The character to use to escape values that contain a delimeter.</li>
-<li><code>escape=&#39;&quot;&#39;</code>: The character to use when escaping a value that is <code>quoted</code> and constains a <code>quote</code> character.<ul>
-<li><code>i.e</code>: &#39;First,&quot;Name&quot;&#39; =&gt; &#39;&quot;First,&quot;&quot;name&quot;&quot;&quot;&#39;</li>
-</ul>
-</li>
-</ul>
-<p><strong>Writing Data</strong></p>
+<p>Formatting accepts the same options as parsing.
+<em>
+<em>*Writing Data</em></em></p>
 <p>Each of the following methods accept an array of values to be written, however each value must be an <code>array</code> of <code>array</code>s or <code>object</code>s.</p>
 <p><strong><code>write(arr[, options])</code></strong></p>
 <p>Create a readable stream to read data from.</p>

lib/extended.js

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-module.exports = require("extended")().register(require("is-extended")).register(require("object-extended")).register(require("string-extended"));
+module.exports = require("extended")()
+    .register(require("is-extended"))
+    .register(require("object-extended"))
+    .register(require("string-extended"))
+    .register("LINE_BREAK", (process.platform === 'win32' ? '\r\n' : '\n'));

lib/formatter.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var fs = require("fs"),
     isUndefinedOrNull = extended.isUndefinedOrNull,
     hash = extended.hash,
     stream = require("stream"),
-    LINE_BREAK = (process.platform === 'win32' ? '\r\n' : '\n');
+    LINE_BREAK = extended.LINE_BREAK;
 
 function createFormatter(options) {
     options = options || {};