`dbase-parser`: A dbaseIII/IV/foxpro iterative parser for rust
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This crate provides the ability to read and parse `dbf` files,
yielding typed objects as it goes. It is efficient, versatile,
well-tested and, above all, maintained.
The motivation behind this is documented
[here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/57769207/2167834). In particular,
no parsing crate supported the memo (`M`) type, let alone the two
variants of it.
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# A disclaimer on versioning
As the crate is still under
active development, versions may change relatively fast. Until we're
at 1.x, consider the public API to be unstable.
In particular, the `FieldValue` enum may gain additional types as
different DBF file formats surface.
# Installation
Add `dbase_parser` to your dependencies.
# Usage
Opening a file and streaming rows is a simple set of operations, as
shown below:
extern crate dbase_parser;
use dbase_parser::{FieldValue, open};
let dbase_file = open("data.dbf");
let amount:f64 = dbase_file
.map(|db| {
db.into_iter().fold(0.0, |current, record| {
record.get("amount").map(|value| match value {
FieldValue::Numeric(value) => value.clone(),
_ => 0.0
}).unwrap_or(0.0)
})
}).unwrap_or(0.0);
More options and types are available under the hood and exposed through
the documentation.
# Bugs
If you've found a bug or issue, don't hesitate to file an issue. If you are
parsing a file, don't forget to attach it to your issue; make sure to anonymize
the data if needed.
## License
Licensed under either of
* Apache License, Version 2.0
([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license
([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
## Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.