/csv-to-markup-converter

Convert csv rows to md files with node

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Nodejs CSV to Markdown converter

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This little helper script converts every row of a give CSV file to simple Markdown files.

This will NOT create a Markdown table.

Usage

To install run npm i csv-to-markup-converter

Template

Add a markdown template file like the example and store it in your project.

---
id: "{{id}}"
title: "{{title}}"
slug: "{{slug}}"
genres: "{{genres}}"
release: "{{release}}"
---

{{description}}

Output folder

Add a output folder to your project.

Start generator

Run npm run convert convert-csv-md

User input

You get promoted to enter some data:

  1. input to your .csv file, e.g. ./demo.csv
  2. template path the path and name of your template, e.g. ./template/demo.csv
  3. output path the path to your output directory, e.g. ./output, directory must exist
  4. from to line where to start from at your .csv file, default value 1
  5. till to line where to stop at your .csv file, default value null to stop at the end of the .csv
  6. The available markdown templates are generated based on your CSV column names. All available variables are promoted to you at the console.
  7. variable based on the entered variable the filename and slug are generates. Fallback: id

Now your markdown files are generated, every generated file ist logged to the console.