defmodule NimbleCSV do @moduledoc ~S""" NimbleCSV is a small and fast parsing and dumping library. It works by building highly-inlined CSV parsers, designed to work with strings, enumerables, and streams. At the top of your file (and not inside a function), you can define your own parser module: NimbleCSV.define(MyParser, separator: "\t", escape: "\"") Once defined, we can parse data accordingly: iex> MyParser.parse_string("name\tage\njohn\t27") [["john","27"]] See the `define/2` function for the list of functions that would be defined in `MyParser`. ## Parsing NimbleCSV is by definition restricted in scope to do only parsing (and dumping). The example above discarded the headers when parsing the string, as NimbleCSV expects developers to handle those explicitly later. For example: "name\tage\njohn\t27" |> MyParser.parse_string() |> Enum.map(fn [name, age] -> %{name: name, age: String.to_integer(age)} end) This is particularly useful with the `c:parse_stream/1` functionality that receives and returns a stream. For example, we can use it to parse files line by line lazily: "path/to/csv/file" |> File.stream!(read_ahead: 100_000) |> MyParser.parse_stream() |> Stream.map(fn [name, age] -> %{name: :binary.copy(name), age: String.to_integer(age)} end) |> Stream.run() By default this library ships with two implementations: * `NimbleCSV.RFC4180`, which is the most common implementation of CSV parsing/dumping available using comma as separators and double-quote as escape. If you want to use it in your codebase, simply alias it to CSV and enjoy: iex> alias NimbleCSV.RFC4180, as: CSV iex> CSV.parse_string("name,age\njohn,27") [["john","27"]] * `NimbleCSV.Spreadsheet`, which uses UTF-16 and is most commonly used by spreadsheet software, such as Excel, Numbers, etc. ### Binary references One of the reasons behind NimbleCSV performance is that it performs parsing by matching on binaries and extracting those fields as binary references. Therefore, if you have a row such as: one,two,three,four,five NimbleCSV will return a list of `["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]` where each element references the original row. For this reason, if you plan to keep the parsed data around in the parsing process or even send it to another process, you must copy the data before doing the transfer, that's why we use `:binary.copy/1` in the examples above. ## Dumping NimbleCSV can dump any enumerable to either iodata or to streams: iex> IO.iodata_to_binary MyParser.dump_to_iodata([~w(name age), ~w(mary 28)]) "name\tage\nmary\t28\n" iex> MyParser.dump_to_stream([~w(name age), ~w(mary 28)]) #Stream<[ enum: [["name", "age"], ["mary", "28"]], funs: [#Function<47.127921642/1 in Stream.map/2>] ]> """ defmodule ParseError do defexception [:message] end @doc """ Eagerly dumps an enumerable into iodata (a list of binaries and bytes and other lists). """ @callback dump_to_iodata(rows :: Enumerable.t()) :: iodata() @doc """ Lazily dumps from an enumerable to a stream. It returns a stream that emits each row as iodata. """ @callback dump_to_stream(rows :: Enumerable.t()) :: Enumerable.t() @doc """ Same as `parse_enumerable(enumerable, [])`. """ @callback parse_enumerable(enum :: Enumerable.t()) :: [[binary()]] @doc """ Eagerly parses CSV from an enumerable and returns a list of rows. Raises `NimbleCSV.ParseError` for an invalid CSV. ## Options * `:skip_headers` - when `true`, skips headers. Defaults to `true`. Set it to `false` to keep headers or when the CSV has no headers. """ @callback parse_enumerable(enum :: Enumerable.t(), opts :: keyword()) :: [[binary()]] @doc """ Same as `parse_stream(enumerable, [])`. """ @callback parse_stream(enum :: Enumerable.t()) :: Enumerable.t() @doc """ Lazily parses CSV from a stream and returns a stream of rows. It expects the given enumerable to be line-oriented, where each entry in the enumerable is a line. If your stream does not conform to that, you can call `c:to_line_stream/1` before parsing the stream. Raises `NimbleCSV.ParseError` for an invalid CSV. ## Options * `:skip_headers` - when `true`, skips headers. Defaults to `true`. Set it to `false` to keep headers or when the CSV has no headers. """ @callback parse_stream(enum :: Enumerable.t(), opts :: keyword()) :: Enumerable.t() @doc """ Same as `parse_string(enumerable, [])`. """ @callback parse_string(binary()) :: [[binary()]] @doc """ Eagerly parses CSV from a string and returns a list of rows. Raises `NimbleCSV.ParseError` for an invalid CSV. ## Options * `:skip_headers` - when `true`, skips headers. Defaults to `true`. Set it to `false` to keep headers or when the CSV has no headers. """ @callback parse_string(binary(), opts :: keyword()) :: [[binary()]] @doc """ Lazily convert a stream of arbitrarily chunked binaries to a line-oriented one. This is useful for places where a CSV cannot be streamed in a line-oriented fashion from its source. """ @callback to_line_stream(stream :: Enumerable.t()) :: Enumerable.t() @doc ~S""" Defines a new parser/dumper. Calling this function defines a CSV module. Therefore, `define/2` is typically invoked at the top of your files and not inside functions. Placing it inside a function would cause the same module to be defined multiple times, one time per invocation, leading your code to emit warnings and slowing down execution. It accepts the following options: * `:moduledoc` - the documentation for the generated module The following options control parsing: * `:escape`- the CSV escape, defaults to `"\""` * `:encoding` - converts the given data from encoding to UTF-8 * `:separator`- the CSV separators, defaults to `","`. It can be a string or a list of strings. If a list is given, the first entry is used for dumping (see below) * `:newlines` - the list of entries to be considered newlines when parsing, defaults to `["\r\n", "\n"]` (note they are attempted in order, so the order matters) * `:trim_bom` - automatically trims [BOM (byte-order marker)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark) when parsing string. Note the BOM is not trimmed for enumerables or streams. In such cases, the BOM must be trimmed directly in the stream, such as `File.stream!(path, [:trim_bom])` The following options control dumping: * `:escape`- the CSV escape character, defaults to `"\""` * `:encoding` - converts the given data from UTF-8 to the given encoding * `:separator`- the CSV separator character, defaults to `","` * `:line_separator` - the CSV line separator character, defaults to `"\n"` * `:dump_bom` - includes BOM (byte order marker) in the dumped document * `:reserved` - the list of characters to be escaped, defaults to the `:separator`, `:newlines`, and `:escape` characters above * `:escape_formula` - the formula prefix(es) and formula escape sequence, defaults to `nil`, which disabled formula escaping `%{["@", "+", "-", "=", "\t", "\r"] => "'"}` would escape all fields starting with `@`, `+`, `-`, `=`, tab or carriage return using the `'` character. Although parsing may support multiple newline delimiters, when dumping, only one of them must be picked, which is controlled by the `:line_separator` option. This allows NimbleCSV to handle both `"\r\n"` and `"\n"` when parsing, but only the latter for dumping. ## Parser/Dumper API Modules defined with `define/2` implement the `NimbleCSV` behaviour. See the callbacks for this behaviour for information on the generated functions and their documentation. ## CSV Injection By default, the dumper does not escape values which some clients may interpret as formulas or commands. This can result in [CSV injection](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/CSV_Injection). There is no universally correct way to handle CSV injections. In some cases, you may want formulas to be preserved: you may want a cell to have a value of `=SUM(...)`. The only way to escape these values is by materially changing them by prefixing a tab or single quote, which can also lead to false positives. The `escape_formula` option will add a prefix to any value which has the configured prefix (e.g. it will prepend `'` to any value which begins with `@`, `+`, `-`, `=`, tab or carriage return). Use the following config to follow the [OWASP recommendations](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/CSV_Injection): escape_formula: %{["@", "+", "-", "=", "\t", "\r"] => "'"} Applications that want more control over this process, to allow formulas in specific cases, or possibly minimize false positives, should leave this option disabled and escape the value, as necessary, within their code. """ def define(module, options) do defmodule module do @behaviour NimbleCSV @moduledoc Keyword.get(options, :moduledoc) @escape Keyword.get(options, :escape, "\"") @escape_formula Enum.to_list(Keyword.get(options, :escape_formula, [])) @separator (case Keyword.get(options, :separator, ",") do many when is_list(many) -> many one when is_binary(one) -> [one] end) @line_separator Keyword.get(options, :line_separator, "\n") @newlines Keyword.get(options, :newlines, ["\r\n", "\n"]) @reserved Enum.uniq( Keyword.get( options, :reserved, [@escape, @line_separator] ++ @separator ++ @newlines ) ) # BOM and Encoding related encoding = Keyword.get(options, :encoding, :utf8) @bom :unicode.encoding_to_bom(encoding) @encoding encoding @encoded_newlines Enum.map(@newlines, &:unicode.characters_to_binary(&1, :utf8, encoding)) if Keyword.get(options, :trim_bom, false) do defp maybe_trim_bom(@bom <> string), do: string defp maybe_trim_bom(string), do: string else defp maybe_trim_bom(string), do: string end if Keyword.get(options, :dump_bom, false) do defp maybe_dump_bom(list) when is_list(list), do: [@bom | list] defp maybe_dump_bom(stream), do: Stream.concat([@bom], stream) else defp maybe_dump_bom(data), do: data end if encoding == :utf8 do defp maybe_to_utf8(line), do: line defp maybe_to_encoding(line), do: line else defp maybe_to_utf8(line) do case :unicode.characters_to_binary(line, @encoding, :utf8) do binary when is_binary(binary) -> binary reason -> raise "error converting #{inspect(@encoding)} to :utf8, got: #{inspect(reason)}" end end defp maybe_to_encoding(line) do case :unicode.characters_to_binary(line, :utf8, @encoding) do binary when is_binary(binary) -> binary reason -> raise "error converting :utf8 to #{inspect(@encoding)}, got: #{inspect(reason)}" end end end if @escape_formula != [] do defmacrop maybe_escape_formulas(entry) do escapes = for {keys, value} <- @escape_formula, key <- keys do quote do < _>> -> unquote(value) end end escapes = List.flatten(escapes) ++ quote do: (_ -> []) quote do case unquote(entry), do: unquote(escapes) end end else defmacrop maybe_escape_formulas(_entry), do: [] end _ = @bom _ = @encoding @compile {:inline, maybe_dump_bom: 1, maybe_trim_bom: 1, maybe_to_utf8: 1, maybe_to_encoding: 1} ## Parser def parse_stream(stream, opts \\ []) when is_list(opts) do {state, separator, escape} = init_parser(opts) Stream.transform( stream, fn -> state end, &parse(maybe_to_utf8(&1), &2, separator, escape), &finalize_parser/1 ) end def parse_enumerable(enumerable, opts \\ []) when is_list(opts) do {state, separator, escape} = init_parser(opts) {lines, state} = Enum.flat_map_reduce( enumerable, state, &parse(maybe_to_utf8(&1), &2, separator, escape) ) finalize_parser(state) lines end def parse_string(string, opts \\ []) when is_binary(string) and is_list(opts) do newline = :binary.compile_pattern(@encoded_newlines) string = string |> maybe_trim_bom() {0, byte_size(string)} |> Stream.unfold(fn {_, 0} -> nil {offset, length} -> case :binary.match(string, newline, scope: {offset, length}) do {newline_offset, newline_length} -> difference = newline_length + newline_offset - offset {binary_part(string, offset, difference), {newline_offset + newline_length, length - difference}} :nomatch -> {binary_part(string, offset, length), {offset + length, 0}} end end) |> parse_enumerable(opts) end def to_line_stream(stream) do newline = :binary.compile_pattern(@encoded_newlines) stream |> Stream.chunk_while( "", &to_line_stream_chunk_fun(&1, &2, newline), &to_line_stream_after_fun/1 ) |> Stream.concat() end defp to_line_stream_chunk_fun(element, acc, newline) do to_try = acc <> element {elements, acc} = chunk_by_newline(to_try, newline, [], {0, byte_size(to_try)}) {:cont, elements, acc} end @spec chunk_by_newline(binary, :binary.cp(), list(binary), tuple) :: {list(binary), binary} defp chunk_by_newline(string, newline, elements, search_area) defp chunk_by_newline(_string, _newline, elements, {_offset, 0}) do {Enum.reverse(elements), ""} end defp chunk_by_newline(string, newline, elements, {offset, length}) do case :binary.match(string, newline, scope: {offset, length}) do {newline_offset, newline_length} -> difference = newline_length + newline_offset - offset element = binary_part(string, offset, difference) chunk_by_newline( string, newline, [element | elements], {newline_offset + newline_length, length - difference} ) :nomatch -> {Enum.reverse(elements), binary_part(string, offset, length)} end end defp to_line_stream_after_fun(""), do: {:cont, []} defp to_line_stream_after_fun(acc), do: {:cont, [acc], []} defp init_parser(opts) do state = if Keyword.get(opts, :skip_headers, true), do: :header, else: :line {state, :binary.compile_pattern(@separator), :binary.compile_pattern(@escape)} end defp finalize_parser({:escape, _, _, _}) do raise ParseError, "expected escape character #{@escape} but reached the end of file" end defp finalize_parser(_) do :ok end defp to_enum(result) do case result do {:line, row} -> {[row], :line} {:header, _} -> {[], :line} {:escape, _, _, _} = escape -> {[], escape} end end defp parse(line, {:escape, entry, row, state}, separator, escape) do to_enum(escape(line, entry, row, state, separator, escape)) end defp parse(line, state, separator, escape) do to_enum(separator(line, [], state, separator, escape)) end defmacrop newlines_separator!() do newlines_offsets = for {newline, i} <- Enum.with_index(@newlines) do quote do unquote(Macro.var(:"count#{i}", Elixir)) = offset - unquote(byte_size(newline)) end end newlines_clauses = @newlines |> Enum.with_index() |> Enum.flat_map(fn {newline, i} -> quote do <> -> prefix end end) |> Kernel.++(quote do: (prefix -> prefix)) quote generated: true do offset = byte_size(var!(line)) unquote(newlines_offsets) case var!(line), do: unquote(newlines_clauses) end end defmacrop separator_case() do clauses = Enum.flat_map(@separator, fn sep -> quote do <> -> escape( rest, "", var!(row) ++ :binary.split(prefix, var!(separator), [:global]), var!(state), var!(separator), var!(escape) ) end end) catch_all = quote do _ -> raise ParseError, "unexpected escape character #{@escape} in #{inspect(var!(line))}" end quote do case var!(line) do unquote(clauses ++ catch_all) end end end defp separator(line, row, state, separator, escape) do case :binary.match(line, escape) do {0, _} -> <<@escape, rest::binary>> = line escape(rest, "", row, state, separator, escape) {pos, _} -> pos = pos - 1 separator_case() :nomatch -> pruned = newlines_separator!() {state, row ++ :binary.split(pruned, separator, [:global])} end end defmacrop newlines_escape!(match) do newlines_before = quote do <> -> escape( rest, var!(entry) <> prefix <> <<@escape>>, var!(row), var!(state), var!(separator), var!(escape) ) end ++ Enum.flat_map(@separator, fn sep -> quote do <> -> separator( rest, var!(row) ++ [var!(entry) <> prefix], var!(state), var!(separator), var!(escape) ) end end) newlines_clauses = Enum.flat_map(@newlines, fn newline -> quote do <> -> {var!(state), var!(row) ++ [var!(entry) <> prefix]} end end) newlines_after = quote do <> -> {var!(state), var!(row) ++ [var!(entry) <> prefix]} _ -> raise ParseError, "unexpected escape character #{@escape} in #{inspect(var!(line))}" end quote do case unquote(match) do {offset, _} -> case var!(line), do: unquote(newlines_before ++ newlines_clauses ++ newlines_after) :nomatch -> {:escape, var!(entry) <> var!(line), var!(row), var!(state)} end end end defp escape(line, entry, row, state, separator, escape) do newlines_escape!(:binary.match(line, escape)) end @compile {:inline, init_parser: 1, to_enum: 1, parse: 4} ## Dumper def dump_to_iodata(enumerable) do check = init_dumper() enumerable |> Enum.map(&dump(&1, check)) |> maybe_dump_bom() end def dump_to_stream(enumerable) do check = init_dumper() enumerable |> Stream.map(&dump(&1, check)) |> maybe_dump_bom() end @encoded_escape (case @escape |> :unicode.characters_to_binary(:utf8, encoding) do <> -> x x -> x end) @encoded_separator (case @separator |> hd() |> :unicode.characters_to_binary(:utf8, encoding) do <> -> x x -> x end) @encoded_line_separator (case @line_separator |> :unicode.characters_to_binary(:utf8, encoding) do <> -> x x -> x end) @replacement @escape <> @escape defp init_dumper() do :binary.compile_pattern(@reserved) end defp dump([], _check) do [@encoded_line_separator] end defp dump([entry], check) do [maybe_escape(entry, check), @encoded_line_separator] end defp dump([entry | entries], check) do [maybe_escape(entry, check), @encoded_separator | dump(entries, check)] end defp maybe_escape(entry, check) do entry = to_string(entry) case :binary.match(entry, check) do {_, _} -> replaced = :binary.replace(entry, @escape, @replacement, [:global]) [ @encoded_escape, maybe_escape_formulas(entry), maybe_to_encoding(replaced), @encoded_escape ] :nomatch -> [maybe_escape_formulas(entry), maybe_to_encoding(entry)] end end @compile {:inline, init_dumper: 0, maybe_escape: 2} end end end NimbleCSV.define(NimbleCSV.RFC4180, separator: ",", escape: "\"", line_separator: "\r\n", moduledoc: """ A CSV parser that uses comma as separator and double-quotes as escape according to RFC4180. """ ) NimbleCSV.define(NimbleCSV.Spreadsheet, separator: "\t", escape: "\"", encoding: {:utf16, :little}, trim_bom: true, dump_bom: true, moduledoc: """ A parser with spreadsheet friendly settings. The parser uses tab as separator and double-quotes as escape, as required by common spreadsheet software such as Excel, Numbers and OpenOffice. It's encoded in UTF-16 little-endian with a byte-order BOM. Such files should still be saved with the `.csv` extension. """ )