Parse XLSX with Node and create json

Question

Ok so I found this really well documented node_module called js-xlsx

Question: How can I parse an xlsx to output json

Answer 1

here's angular 5 method version of this with unminified syntax for those who struggling with that y, z, tt in accepted answer. usage: parseXlsx().subscribe((data)=> {...})

parseXlsx() {
    let self = this;
    return Observable.create(observer => {
        this.http.get('./assets/input.xlsx', { responseType: 'arraybuffer' }).subscribe((data: ArrayBuffer) => {
            const XLSX = require('xlsx');
            let file = new Uint8Array(data);
            let workbook = XLSX.read(file, { type: 'array' });
            let sheetNamesList = workbook.SheetNames;

            let allLists = {};
            sheetNamesList.forEach(function (sheetName) {
                let worksheet = workbook.Sheets[sheetName];
                let currentWorksheetHeaders: object = {};
                let data: Array = [];
                for (let cellName in worksheet) {//cellNames example: !ref,!margins,A1,B1,C1

                    //skipping serviceCells !margins,!ref
                    if (cellName[0] === '!') {
                        continue
                    };

                    //parse colName, rowNumber, and getting cellValue
                    let numberPosition = self.getCellNumberPosition(cellName);
                    let colName = cellName.substring(0, numberPosition);
                    let rowNumber = parseInt(cellName.substring(numberPosition));
                    let cellValue = worksheet[cellName].w;// .w is XLSX property of parsed worksheet

                    //treating '-' cells as empty on Spot Indices worksheet
                    if (cellValue.trim() == "-") {
                        continue;
                    }

                    //storing header column names
                    if (rowNumber == 1 && cellValue) {
                        currentWorksheetHeaders[colName] = typeof (cellValue) == "string" ? cellValue.toCamelCase() : cellValue;
                        continue;
                    }

                    //creating empty object placeholder to store current row
                    if (!data[rowNumber]) {
                        data[rowNumber] = {}
                    };

                    //if header is date - for spot indices headers are dates
                    data[rowNumber][currentWorksheetHeaders[colName]] = cellValue;

                }

                //dropping first two empty rows
                data.shift();
                data.shift();
                allLists[sheetName.toCamelCase()] = data;
            });

            this.parsed = allLists;

            observer.next(allLists);
            observer.complete();
        })
    });
}