class CSV::Table

A CSV::Table is a two-dimensional data structure for representing CSV documents. Tables allow you to work with the data by row or column, manipulate the data, and even convert the results back to CSV, if needed.

All tables returned by CSV will be constructed from this class, if header row processing is activated.

Attributes

mode[R]

The current access mode for indexing and iteration.

table[R]

Internal data format used to compare equality.

Public Class Methods

new(array_of_rows, headers: nil) click to toggle source

Constructs a new CSV::Table from array_of_rows, which are expected to be CSV::Row objects. All rows are assumed to have the same headers.

The optional headers parameter can be set to Array of headers. If headers aren't set, headers are fetched from CSV::Row objects. Otherwise, headers() method will return headers being set in headers argument.

A CSV::Table object supports the following Array methods through delegation:

empty?()
length()
size()

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 31
def initialize(array_of_rows, headers: nil)
  @table = array_of_rows
  @headers = headers
  unless @headers
    if @table.empty?
      @headers = []
    else
      @headers = @table.first.headers
    end
  end

  @mode  = :col_or_row
end

Public Instance Methods

<<(row_or_array) click to toggle source

Adds a new row to the bottom end of this table. You can provide an Array, which will be converted to a CSV::Row (inheriting the table's headers()), or a CSV::Row.

This method returns the table for chaining.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 243
def <<(row_or_array)
  if row_or_array.is_a? Array  # append Array
    @table << Row.new(headers, row_or_array)
  else                         # append Row
    @table << row_or_array
  end

  self # for chaining
end

==(other) click to toggle source

Returns true if all rows of this table ==() other's rows.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 344
def ==(other)
  return @table == other.table if other.is_a? CSV::Table
  @table == other
end

[](index_or_header) click to toggle source

In the default mixed mode, this method returns rows for index access and columns for header access. You can force the index association by first calling by_col!() or by_row!().

Columns are returned as an Array of values. Altering that Array has no effect on the table.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 155
def [](index_or_header)
  if @mode == :row or  # by index
     (@mode == :col_or_row and (index_or_header.is_a?(Integer) or index_or_header.is_a?(Range)))
    @table[index_or_header]
  else                 # by header
    @table.map { |row| row[index_or_header] }
  end
end

[]=(index_or_header, value) click to toggle source

In the default mixed mode, this method assigns rows for index access and columns for header access. You can force the index association by first calling by_col!() or by_row!().

Rows may be set to an Array of values (which will inherit the table's headers()) or a CSV::Row.

Columns may be set to a single value, which is copied to each row of the column, or an Array of values. Arrays of values are assigned to rows top to bottom in row major order. Excess values are ignored and if the Array does not have a value for each row the extra rows will receive a nil.

Assigning to an existing column or row clobbers the data. Assigning to new columns creates them at the right end of the table.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 180
def []=(index_or_header, value)
  if @mode == :row or  # by index
     (@mode == :col_or_row and index_or_header.is_a? Integer)
    if value.is_a? Array
      @table[index_or_header] = Row.new(headers, value)
    else
      @table[index_or_header] = value
    end
  else                 # set column
    unless index_or_header.is_a? Integer
      index = @headers.index(index_or_header) || @headers.size
      @headers[index] = index_or_header
    end
    if value.is_a? Array  # multiple values
      @table.each_with_index do |row, i|
        if row.header_row?
          row[index_or_header] = index_or_header
        else
          row[index_or_header] = value[i]
        end
      end
    else                  # repeated value
      @table.each do |row|
        if row.header_row?
          row[index_or_header] = index_or_header
        else
          row[index_or_header] = value
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

by_col() click to toggle source

Returns a duplicate table object, in column mode. This is handy for chaining in a single call without changing the table mode, but be aware that this method can consume a fair amount of memory for bigger data sets.

This method returns the duplicate table for chaining. Don't chain destructive methods (like []=()) this way though, since you are working with a duplicate.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 66
def by_col
  self.class.new(@table.dup).by_col!
end

by_col!() click to toggle source

Switches the mode of this table to column mode. All calls to indexing and iteration methods will work with columns until the mode is changed again.

This method returns the table and is safe to chain.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 76
def by_col!
  @mode = :col

  self
end

by_col_or_row() click to toggle source

Returns a duplicate table object, in mixed mode. This is handy for chaining in a single call without changing the table mode, but be aware that this method can consume a fair amount of memory for bigger data sets.

This method returns the duplicate table for chaining. Don't chain destructive methods (like []=()) this way though, since you are working with a duplicate.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 91
def by_col_or_row
  self.class.new(@table.dup).by_col_or_row!
end

by_col_or_row!() click to toggle source

Switches the mode of this table to mixed mode. All calls to indexing and iteration methods will use the default intelligent indexing system until the mode is changed again. In mixed mode an index is assumed to be a row reference while anything else is assumed to be column access by headers.

This method returns the table and is safe to chain.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 103
def by_col_or_row!
  @mode = :col_or_row

  self
end

by_row() click to toggle source

Returns a duplicate table object, in row mode. This is handy for chaining in a single call without changing the table mode, but be aware that this method can consume a fair amount of memory for bigger data sets.

This method returns the duplicate table for chaining. Don't chain destructive methods (like []=()) this way though, since you are working with a duplicate.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 118
def by_row
  self.class.new(@table.dup).by_row!
end

by_row!() click to toggle source

Switches the mode of this table to row mode. All calls to indexing and iteration methods will work with rows until the mode is changed again.

This method returns the table and is safe to chain.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 128
def by_row!
  @mode = :row

  self
end

delete(*indexes_or_headers) click to toggle source

Removes and returns the indicated columns or rows. In the default mixed mode indices refer to rows and everything else is assumed to be a column headers. Use by_col!() or by_row!() to force the lookup.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 271
def delete(*indexes_or_headers)
  if indexes_or_headers.empty?
    raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given 0, expected 1+)"
  end
  deleted_values = indexes_or_headers.map do |index_or_header|
    if @mode == :row or  # by index
        (@mode == :col_or_row and index_or_header.is_a? Integer)
      @table.delete_at(index_or_header)
    else                 # by header
      if index_or_header.is_a? Integer
        @headers.delete_at(index_or_header)
      else
        @headers.delete(index_or_header)
      end
      @table.map { |row| row.delete(index_or_header).last }
    end
  end
  if indexes_or_headers.size == 1
    deleted_values[0]
  else
    deleted_values
  end
end

delete_if() { |header, self| ... } click to toggle source

Removes any column or row for which the block returns true. In the default mixed mode or row mode, iteration is the standard row major walking of rows. In column mode, iteration will yield two element tuples containing the column name and an Array of values for that column.

This method returns the table for chaining.

If no block is given, an Enumerator is returned.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 305
def delete_if(&block)
  return enum_for(__method__) { @mode == :row or @mode == :col_or_row ? size : headers.size } unless block_given?

  if @mode == :row or @mode == :col_or_row  # by index
    @table.delete_if(&block)
  else                                      # by header
    deleted = []
    headers.each do |header|
      deleted << delete(header) if yield([header, self[header]])
    end
  end

  self # for chaining
end

dig(index_or_header, *index_or_headers) click to toggle source

Extracts the nested value specified by the sequence of index or header objects by calling dig at each step, returning nil if any intermediate step is nil.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 383
def dig(index_or_header, *index_or_headers)
  value = self[index_or_header]
  if value.nil?
    nil
  elsif index_or_headers.empty?
    value
  else
    unless value.respond_to?(:dig)
      raise TypeError, "#{value.class} does not have \#dig method"
    end
    value.dig(*index_or_headers)
  end
end

each() { |header, self| ... } click to toggle source

In the default mixed mode or row mode, iteration is the standard row major walking of rows. In column mode, iteration will yield two element tuples containing the column name and an Array of values for that column.

This method returns the table for chaining.

If no block is given, an Enumerator is returned.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 331
def each(&block)
  return enum_for(__method__) { @mode == :col ? headers.size : size } unless block_given?

  if @mode == :col
    headers.each { |header| yield([header, self[header]]) }
  else
    @table.each(&block)
  end

  self # for chaining
end

headers() click to toggle source

Returns the headers for the first row of this table (assumed to match all other rows). The headers Array passed to CSV::Table.new is returned for empty tables.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 139
def headers
  if @table.empty?
    @headers.dup
  else
    @table.first.headers
  end
end

inspect() click to toggle source

Shows the mode and size of this table in a US-ASCII String.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 398
def inspect
  "#<#{self.class} mode:#{@mode} row_count:#{to_a.size}>".encode("US-ASCII")
end

push(*rows) click to toggle source

A shortcut for appending multiple rows. Equivalent to:

rows.each { |row| self << row }

This method returns the table for chaining.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 260
def push(*rows)
  rows.each { |row| self << row }

  self # for chaining
end

to_a() click to toggle source

Returns the table as an Array of Arrays. Headers will be the first row, then all of the field rows will follow.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 353
def to_a
  array = [headers]
  @table.each do |row|
    array.push(row.fields) unless row.header_row?
  end

  array
end

to_csv(write_headers: true, **options) click to toggle source

Returns the table as a complete CSV String. Headers will be listed first, then all of the field rows.

This method assumes you want the Table.headers(), unless you explicitly pass :write_headers => false.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 369
def to_csv(write_headers: true, **options)
  array = write_headers ? [headers.to_csv(**options)] : []
  @table.each do |row|
    array.push(row.fields.to_csv(**options)) unless row.header_row?
  end

  array.join("")
end

Also aliased as: to_s

to_s(write_headers: true, **options)

Alias for: to_csv

values_at(*indices_or_headers) click to toggle source

The mixed mode default is to treat a list of indices as row access, returning the rows indicated. Anything else is considered columnar access. For columnar access, the return set has an Array for each row with the values indicated by the headers in each Array. You can force column or row mode using by_col!() or by_row!().

You cannot mix column and row access.

# File lib/csv/table.rb, line 222
def values_at(*indices_or_headers)
  if @mode == :row or  # by indices
     ( @mode == :col_or_row and indices_or_headers.all? do |index|
                                  index.is_a?(Integer)         or
                                  ( index.is_a?(Range)         and
                                    index.first.is_a?(Integer) and
                                    index.last.is_a?(Integer) )
                                end )
    @table.values_at(*indices_or_headers)
  else                 # by headers
    @table.map { |row| row.values_at(*indices_or_headers) }
  end
end