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FUNCTIONS DATA FUNCTIONS

data.GetCSV

Returns an array of arrays from a local or remote CSV file, or an error if the file does not exist.

Syntax

data.GetCSV SEPARATOR INPUT... [OPTIONS]

Returns

[][]string

Alias

getCSV

Deprecated in v0.123.0.

Instead, use transform.Unmarshal with a global, page, or remote resource.

See the remote data example.

Given the following directory structure:

my-project/
└── other-files/
    └── pets.csv

Access the data with either of the following:

{{ $data := getCSV "," "other-files/pets.csv" }}
{{ $data := getCSV "," "other-files/" "pets.csv" }}

When working with local data, the file path is relative to the working directory.

You must not place CSV files in the project’s data directory.

Access remote data with either of the following:

{{ $data := getCSV "," "https://example.org/pets.csv" }}
{{ $data := getCSV "," "https://example.org/" "pets.csv" }}

The resulting data structure is an array of arrays:

[
  ["name","type","breed","age"],
  ["Spot","dog","Collie","3"],
  ["Felix","cat","Malicious","7"]
]

Options

Add headers to the request by providing an options map:

{{ $opts := dict "Authorization" "Bearer abcd" }}
{{ $data := getCSV "," "https://example.org/pets.csv" $opts }}

Add multiple headers using a slice:

{{ $opts := dict "X-List" (slice "a" "b" "c") }}
{{ $data := getCSV "," "https://example.org/pets.csv" $opts }}

Global resource alternative

Consider using the resources.Get function with transform.Unmarshal when accessing a global resource.

my-project/
└── assets/
    └── data/
        └── pets.csv
{{ $data := dict }}
{{ $p := "data/pets.csv" }}
{{ with resources.Get $p }}
  {{ $opts := dict "delimiter" "," }}
  {{ $data = . | transform.Unmarshal $opts }}
{{ else }}
  {{ errorf "Unable to get resource %q" $p }}
{{ end }}

Page resource alternative

Consider using the Resources.Get method with transform.Unmarshal when accessing a page resource.

my-project/
└── content/
    └── posts/
        └── my-pets/
            ├── index.md
            └── pets.csv
{{ $data := dict }}
{{ $p := "pets.csv" }}
{{ with .Resources.Get $p }}
  {{ $opts := dict "delimiter" "," }}
  {{ $data = . | transform.Unmarshal $opts }}
{{ else }}
  {{ errorf "Unable to get resource %q" $p }}
{{ end }}

Remote resource alternative

Consider using the resources.GetRemote function with transform.Unmarshal when accessing a remote resource to improve error handling and cache control.

{{ $data := dict }}
{{ $u := "https://example.org/pets.csv" }}
{{ with resources.GetRemote $u }}
  {{ with .Err }}
    {{ errorf "%s" . }}
  {{ else }}
    {{ $opts := dict "delimiter" "," }}
    {{ $data = . | transform.Unmarshal $opts }}
  {{ end }}
{{ else }}
  {{ errorf "Unable to get remote resource %q" $u }}
{{ end }}

See also

  • data.GetJSON
  • resources.Get
  • resources.GetRemote
  • Resources

On this page

  • Options
  • Global resource alternative
  • Page resource alternative
  • Remote resource alternative

In this section

  • data.GetCSV
  • data.GetJSON
Last updated: July 5, 2024: hugo doc (a0ca0ab)
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