The fare-csv Reference Manual

This is the fare-csv Reference Manual, version 1.0.4, generated automatically by Declt version 4.0 beta 2 "William Riker" on Sun Sep 15 05:08:53 2024 GMT+0.

Table of Contents


1 Introduction


2 Systems

The main system appears first, followed by any subsystem dependency.


2.1 fare-csv

Robust CSV parser and printer

Author

Francois-Rene Rideau

License

MIT

Long Description

Robust CSV (Comma-separated values) parser and printer, tries to follow the fine print of de facto standards, can be configured to choose which standard exactly.

Version

1.0.4

Source

fare-csv.asd.

Child Components

3 Files

Files are sorted by type and then listed depth-first from the systems components trees.


3.1 Lisp


3.1.1 fare-csv/fare-csv.asd

Source

fare-csv.asd.

Parent Component

fare-csv (system).

ASDF Systems

fare-csv.


3.1.2 fare-csv/package.lisp

Source

fare-csv.asd.

Parent Component

fare-csv (system).

Packages

fare-csv.


3.1.3 fare-csv/csv.lisp

Dependency

package.lisp (file).

Source

fare-csv.asd.

Parent Component

fare-csv (system).

Public Interface
Internals

4 Packages

Packages are listed by definition order.


4.1 fare-csv

Source

package.lisp.

Use List

common-lisp.

Public Interface
Internals

5 Definitions

Definitions are sorted by export status, category, package, and then by lexicographic order.


5.1 Public Interface


5.1.1 Special variables

Special Variable: *allow-binary*

do we accept non-ascii data?

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *eol*

line ending when exporting CSV

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *line-endings*

acceptable line endings when importing CSV

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *loose-quote*

can quotes appear anywhere in a field?

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *quote*

delimiter of string data; pascal-like quoted as double itself in a string.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *separator*

Separator between CSV fields

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *skip-whitespace*

shall we skip unquoted whitespace around separators?

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *unquoted-quotequote*

does a pair of quotes represent a quote outside of quotes? M$, RFC says NIL, csv.3tcl says T

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: +cr+

String containing a CR (Carriage Return)

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: +crlf+

String containing a CRLF line termination

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: +lf+

String containing a LF (Linefeed)

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.


5.1.2 Macros

Macro: with-creativyst-csv-syntax ((&optional) &body body)

bind CSV syntax parameters to the CREATIVYST standard around evaluation of BODY

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Macro: with-rfc4180-csv-syntax ((&optional) &body body)

bind CSV syntax parameters to the RFC 4180 standard around evaluation of BODY

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Macro: with-strict-rfc4180-csv-syntax ((&optional) &body body)

bind CSV syntax parameters to the strict RFC 4180 standard around evaluation of BODY, forcing CRLF as line ending and disallowing binary data amongst values

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.


5.1.3 Ordinary functions

Function: read-csv-file (pathname &rest keys &key element-type external-format)

Open the file designated by PATHNAME, using the provided keys if any, and call READ-CSV-STREAM on it.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: read-csv-line (stream)

Read one line from STREAM in CSV format, using the current syntax parameters. Return a list of strings, one for each field in the line.
Entries are read as strings;
it is up to you to interpret the strings as whatever you want.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: read-csv-stream (stream)

Read lines from STREAM in CSV format, using the current syntax parameters. Return a list of list of strings, one entry for each line,
that contains one entry for each field.
Entries are read as strings;
it is up to you to interpret the strings as whatever you want.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: write-csv-line (fields stream)

Format one line of FIELDS to STREAM in CSV format, using the current syntax parameters.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: write-csv-lines (lines stream)

Given a list of LINES, each of them a list of fields, and a STREAM, format those lines as CSV according to the current syntax parameters.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.


5.2 Internals


5.2.1 Special variables

Special Variable: *accept-cr*

internal: do we accept cr?

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *accept-crlf*

internal: do we accept crlf?

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *accept-lf*

internal: do we accept lf?

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Special Variable: *csv-variables*
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.


5.2.2 Macros

Macro: defsubst (name arglist &body body)

Declare an inline defun.

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.


5.2.3 Ordinary functions

Function: accept (x stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-eof (stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-eol (stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-p (x stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-quote (stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-separator (stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-space (stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: accept-spaces (stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: call-with-creativyst-csv-syntax (thunk)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: call-with-rfc4180-csv-syntax (thunk)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: call-with-strict-rfc4180-csv-syntax (thunk)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: char-ascii-text-p (c)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: char-needs-quoting (x)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: char-space-p (c)

Is character C some kind of white space?
NB: this only handles a tiny subset of whitespace characters, even if restricted to ASCII. However, it’s rather portable, and is what the creativyst document specifies.
Be careful to not skip a separator, as it could be e.g. a tab!

Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: string-needs-quoting (x)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: valid-eol-p (x)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: validate-csv-parameters ()
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: write-csv-field (field stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: write-csv-string-safely (string stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.

Function: write-quoted-string (string stream)
Package

fare-csv.

Source

csv.lisp.


Appendix A Indexes


A.1 Concepts


A.2 Functions

Jump to:   A   C   D   F   M   R   S   V   W  
Index Entry  Section

A
accept: Private ordinary functions
accept-eof: Private ordinary functions
accept-eol: Private ordinary functions
accept-p: Private ordinary functions
accept-quote: Private ordinary functions
accept-separator: Private ordinary functions
accept-space: Private ordinary functions
accept-spaces: Private ordinary functions

C
call-with-creativyst-csv-syntax: Private ordinary functions
call-with-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Private ordinary functions
call-with-strict-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Private ordinary functions
char-ascii-text-p: Private ordinary functions
char-needs-quoting: Private ordinary functions
char-space-p: Private ordinary functions

D
defsubst: Private macros

F
Function, accept: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-eof: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-eol: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-p: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-quote: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-separator: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-space: Private ordinary functions
Function, accept-spaces: Private ordinary functions
Function, call-with-creativyst-csv-syntax: Private ordinary functions
Function, call-with-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Private ordinary functions
Function, call-with-strict-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Private ordinary functions
Function, char-ascii-text-p: Private ordinary functions
Function, char-needs-quoting: Private ordinary functions
Function, char-space-p: Private ordinary functions
Function, read-csv-file: Public ordinary functions
Function, read-csv-line: Public ordinary functions
Function, read-csv-stream: Public ordinary functions
Function, string-needs-quoting: Private ordinary functions
Function, valid-eol-p: Private ordinary functions
Function, validate-csv-parameters: Private ordinary functions
Function, write-csv-field: Private ordinary functions
Function, write-csv-line: Public ordinary functions
Function, write-csv-lines: Public ordinary functions
Function, write-csv-string-safely: Private ordinary functions
Function, write-quoted-string: Private ordinary functions

M
Macro, defsubst: Private macros
Macro, with-creativyst-csv-syntax: Public macros
Macro, with-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Public macros
Macro, with-strict-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Public macros

R
read-csv-file: Public ordinary functions
read-csv-line: Public ordinary functions
read-csv-stream: Public ordinary functions

S
string-needs-quoting: Private ordinary functions

V
valid-eol-p: Private ordinary functions
validate-csv-parameters: Private ordinary functions

W
with-creativyst-csv-syntax: Public macros
with-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Public macros
with-strict-rfc4180-csv-syntax: Public macros
write-csv-field: Private ordinary functions
write-csv-line: Public ordinary functions
write-csv-lines: Public ordinary functions
write-csv-string-safely: Private ordinary functions
write-quoted-string: Private ordinary functions


A.3 Variables

Jump to:   *   +  
S  
Index Entry  Section

*
*accept-cr*: Private special variables
*accept-crlf*: Private special variables
*accept-lf*: Private special variables
*allow-binary*: Public special variables
*csv-variables*: Private special variables
*eol*: Public special variables
*line-endings*: Public special variables
*loose-quote*: Public special variables
*quote*: Public special variables
*separator*: Public special variables
*skip-whitespace*: Public special variables
*unquoted-quotequote*: Public special variables

+
+cr+: Public special variables
+crlf+: Public special variables
+lf+: Public special variables

S
Special Variable, *accept-cr*: Private special variables
Special Variable, *accept-crlf*: Private special variables
Special Variable, *accept-lf*: Private special variables
Special Variable, *allow-binary*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *csv-variables*: Private special variables
Special Variable, *eol*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *line-endings*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *loose-quote*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *quote*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *separator*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *skip-whitespace*: Public special variables
Special Variable, *unquoted-quotequote*: Public special variables
Special Variable, +cr+: Public special variables
Special Variable, +crlf+: Public special variables
Special Variable, +lf+: Public special variables