csv-to-xml

csv-to-xml is an easy-to-use library that quickly converts any CSV data in a string or file to its equivalent XML representation.

Usage

CSV file

data.csv

Color,Maximum Speed,Age
red,120,2
blue,150,4;

CSV to XML Conversion

index.js

import csvToXml from 'csv-to-xml';
import fs from 'fs/promises';

const csv = await fs.readFile('data.csv', {
  encoding: 'utf-8',
});

const xml = csvToXml(csv, {
  headerList: ['color', 'maxSpeed', 'age'],
});

console.log(xml);

Output

<row>
    <color>red</color>
    <maxSpeed>120</maxSpeed>
    <age>2</age>
</row>
<row>
    <color>blue</color>
    <maxSpeed>150</maxSpeed>
    <age>4</age>
</row>

API

csvToXml(csv: string, options: CSVToXMLOptions): string

Takes string containing CSV data and returns string containing equivalent XML data.

CSVToXMLOptions

• eol: character to be treated as end of a line. If unspecified, EOL character will be auto-detected.

  Type: string
  Default: undefined

• separator: character used to separate each CSV column.

  Type: string
  Default: ','

• rowName: name given to XML element wrapping column XML elements.

  Type: string
  Default: 'row'

• headerList: List of custom header names to use for the CSV.

  Type: string[]
  Default: []

• header: Whether the CSV data contains a header row or not.

  Type: boolean
  Default: true

• indentation: Number of spaces used to indent the XML output. A string like \t or ' ' can also be passed.

  Type: number | string
  Default: 4

• quotes: If a column contains the separator character, you can use a quote charactor to wrap the column content, e.g., "Coding, Beauty" won't be split into two columns during parsing.

  Type: 'single' | 'double' | 'all' | 'none' | RegExp

  • 'single': use single quotes
  • 'double': use double quotes
  • 'all': use single and double quotes
  • 'none': ignore quotes - treat as part of CSV
  • 'RegExp': custom regex pattern, e.g., /[\(|\)]/ for column enclosed with ( and ).

  Default: 'none'