static USAGE: &str = r#"
Convert JSON to CSV.
The JSON data is expected to be non-empty and non-nested as either:
1. An array of objects where:
A. All objects are non-empty, have non-empty and unique keys, and the same keys are in each object.
B. Values are not objects or arrays.
2. An object where values are not objects or arrays and the object is as described above.
Objects with duplicate keys are not recommended as only one key and its values may be used.
If your JSON data is not in the expected format and/or is nested or complex, try using
the --jaq option to pass a jq-like filter before parsing with the above constraints.
Learn more about jaqhere: https://github.com/01mf02/jaq
As an example, say we have the following JSON data in a file fruits.json:
[
{
"fruit": "apple",
"price": 2.50,
"calories": 95
},
{
"fruit": "banana",
"price": 3.00,
"calories": 105
}
]
To convert it to CSV format run:
$ qsv json fruits.json
And the following is printed to the terminal:
fruit,price,calories
apple,2.5,95
banana,3.0,105
IMPORTANT:
The order of the columns in the CSV file will be the same as the order of the keys in the first JSON object.
The order of the rows in the CSV file will be the same as the order of the objects in the JSON array.
Additional keys not present in the first JSON object will be appended as additional columns in the
output CSV in the order they appear.
For example, say we have the following JSON data in a file fruits2.json:
[
{
"fruit": "apple",
"cost": 1.75,
"price": 2.50,
"calories": 95
},
{
"fruit": "mangosteen",
"price": 5.00,
"calories": 56
},
{
"fruit": "starapple",
"rating": 9,
"price": 4.50,
"calories": 95,
},
{
"fruit": "banana",
"price": 3.00,
"calories": 105
}
]
If we run the following command:
$ qsv json fruits2.json | qsv table
The output CSV will have the following columns:
fruit cost price calories rating
apple 1.75 2.5 95
mangosteen 5.0 56
starapple 4.5 95 9
banana 3.0 105
Note that the "rating" column is added as an additional column in the output CSV,
though it appears as the 2nd column in the third JSON object for "starapple".
If you want to select/reorder/drop columns in the output CSV, use the --select option, for example:
$ qsv json fruits.json --select price,fruit
The following is printed to the terminal:
price,fruit
2.5,apple
3.0,banana
Note: Trailing zeroes in decimal numbers after the decimal are truncated (2.50 becomes 2.5).
If the JSON data was provided using stdin then either use - or do not provide a file path.
For example you may copy the JSON data above to your clipboard then run:
$ qsv clipboard | qsv json
Again, when JSON data is nested or complex, try using the --jaq option and provide a filter value.
For example we have a .json file with a "data" key and the value being the same array as before:
{
"data": [...]
}
We may run the following to select the JSON file and convert the nested array to CSV:
$ qsv prompt -F json | qsv json --jaq .data
For more examples, see https://github.com/dathere/qsv/blob/master/tests/test_json.rs.
Usage:
qsv json [options] [<input>]
qsv json --help
json options:
--jaq <filter> Filter JSON data using jaq syntax (https://github.com/01mf02/jaq),
which is identical to the popular JSON command-line tool - jq.
https://jqlang.github.io/jq/
Note that the filter is applied BEFORE converting JSON to CSV
-s, --select <cols> Select, reorder or drop columns for output.
Otherwise, all the columns will be output in the same order as
the first object's keys in the JSON data.
See 'qsv select --help' for the full syntax.
Note however that <cols> NEED to be a comma-delimited list
of column NAMES and NOT column INDICES.
[default: 1- ]
Common options:
-h, --help Display this message
-o, --output <file> Write output to <file> instead of stdout.
"#;
use std::{env, io::Read};
use jaq_core::{Compiler, Ctx, RcIter, load};
use jaq_json::Val;
use json_objects_to_csv::{Json2Csv, flatten_json_object::Flattener};
use serde::Deserialize;
use crate::{CliError, CliResult, config, select::SelectColumns, util};
#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct Args {
arg_input: Option<String>,
flag_jaq: Option<String>,
flag_select: Option<SelectColumns>,
flag_output: Option<String>,
}
impl From<json_objects_to_csv::Error> for CliError {
fn from(err: json_objects_to_csv::Error) -> Self {
match err {
json_objects_to_csv::Error::Flattening(err) => {
CliError::Other(format!("Flattening error: {err}"))
},
json_objects_to_csv::Error::FlattenedKeysCollision => {
CliError::Other(format!("Flattening Key Collision error: {err}"))
},
json_objects_to_csv::Error::WrittingCSV(err) => {
CliError::Other(format!("Writing CSV error: {err}"))
},
json_objects_to_csv::Error::ParsingJson(err) => {
CliError::Other(format!("Parsing JSON error: {err}"))
},
json_objects_to_csv::Error::InputOutput(err) => CliError::Io(err),
json_objects_to_csv::Error::IntoFile(err) => CliError::Io(err.into()),
}
}
}
pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {
fn get_value_from_stdin() -> CliResult<serde_json::Value> {
let mut buffer: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
let stdin = std::io::stdin();
let mut stdin_handle = stdin.lock();
stdin_handle.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
drop(stdin_handle);
match serde_json::from_slice(&buffer) {
Ok(value) => Ok(value),
Err(err) => fail_clierror!("Failed to parse JSON from stdin: {err}"),
}
}
fn get_value_from_path(path: String) -> CliResult<serde_json::Value> {
let file = std::fs::File::open(path)?;
let reader = std::io::BufReader::with_capacity(config::DEFAULT_RDR_BUFFER_CAPACITY, file);
match serde_json::from_reader(reader) {
Ok(value) => Ok(value),
Err(err) => fail_clierror!("Failed to parse JSON from file: {err}"),
}
}
let args: Args = util::get_args(USAGE, argv)?;
let mut value = match args.arg_input {
Some(path) if path == "-" => get_value_from_stdin()?,
Some(path) => get_value_from_path(path)?,
None => get_value_from_stdin()?,
};
if value.is_null() {
return fail_clierror!("No JSON data found.");
}
if let Some(filter) = args.flag_jaq {
let program = load::File {
code: filter.as_str(),
path: (),
};
let loader = load::Loader::new(jaq_std::defs().chain(jaq_json::defs()));
let arena = load::Arena::default();
let modules = loader
.load(&arena, program)
.map_err(|e| CliError::Other(format!("Failed to parse jaq query: {e:?}")))?;
let jaq_filter = Compiler::default()
.with_funs(jaq_std::funs().chain(jaq_json::funs()))
.compile(modules)
.map_err(|e| CliError::Other(format!("Failed to compile jaq query: {e:?}")))?;
let inputs = RcIter::new(core::iter::empty());
let out = jaq_filter
.run((Ctx::new([], &inputs), Val::from(value.clone())))
.filter_map(std::result::Result::ok);
#[allow(clippy::from_iter_instead_of_collect)]
let jaq_value = serde_json::Value::from_iter(out);
value = if jaq_value
.as_array()
.is_some_and(|arr| arr.first().is_some_and(serde_json::Value::is_array))
{
jaq_value.as_array().unwrap().first().unwrap().to_owned()
} else {
jaq_value
};
}
if value.is_null() {
return fail_clierror!("All JSON data filtered.");
}
let first_dict = if value.is_array() {
value
.as_array()
.and_then(|arr| arr.first())
.and_then(|val| val.as_object())
.ok_or_else(|| CliError::Other("Expected an array of objects in JSON".to_string()))?
} else {
value
.as_object()
.ok_or_else(|| CliError::Other("Expected a JSON object".to_string()))?
};
if first_dict.is_empty() {
return Err(CliError::Other(
"Expected a non-empty JSON object".to_string(),
));
}
let mut first_dict_headers: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
for key in first_dict.keys() {
if key.is_empty() {
return Err(CliError::Other("Expected a non-empty JSON key".to_string()));
}
if first_dict_headers.contains(&key.as_str()) {
return Err(CliError::Other(format!(
"Expected non-duplicate keys, found key: {key}"
)));
}
first_dict_headers.push(key.as_str());
}
let temp_dir = env::temp_dir();
let intermediate_csv = tempfile::Builder::new()
.suffix(".csv")
.tempfile_in(&temp_dir)?
.into_temp_path()
.to_string_lossy()
.into_owned();
{
let empty_values = vec![serde_json::Value::Null; 1];
let values = if value.is_array() {
value.as_array().unwrap_or(&empty_values)
} else {
&vec![value.clone()]
};
let flattener = Flattener::new();
let intermediate_csv_writer = csv::WriterBuilder::new()
.has_headers(true)
.from_path(intermediate_csv.clone())?;
Json2Csv::new(flattener)
.preserve_key_order(true)
.convert_from_array(values, intermediate_csv_writer)?;
}
let sel_rconfig = config::Config::new(Some(intermediate_csv).as_ref()).no_headers(false);
let mut intermediate_csv_rdr = sel_rconfig.reader()?;
let byteheaders = intermediate_csv_rdr.byte_headers()?;
let actual_headers: Vec<String> = byteheaders
.iter()
.map(|h| String::from_utf8_lossy(h).to_string())
.collect();
let sel_cols = if let Some(select_cols) = args.flag_select {
select_cols
} else {
if first_dict_headers
.iter()
.all(|&h| actual_headers.contains(&h.to_string()))
{
SelectColumns::parse(&first_dict_headers.join(",")).map_err(|e| {
CliError::Other(format!(
"Failed to parse select columns in order of the first JSON dict: {e}"
))
})?
} else {
SelectColumns::parse(&actual_headers.join(","))
.map_err(|e| CliError::Other(format!("Failed to parse select columns: {e}")))?
}
};
let sel = sel_rconfig.select(sel_cols).selection(byteheaders)?;
let mut read_record = csv::ByteRecord::new();
let mut write_record = csv::ByteRecord::new();
let mut final_csv_wtr = config::Config::new(args.flag_output.as_ref())
.no_headers(false)
.writer()?;
final_csv_wtr.write_record(sel.iter().map(|&i| &byteheaders[i]))?;
while intermediate_csv_rdr.read_byte_record(&mut read_record)? {
write_record.clear();
write_record.extend(sel.iter().map(|&i| &read_record[i]));
final_csv_wtr.write_byte_record(&write_record)?;
}
Ok(final_csv_wtr.flush()?)
}