convert CSV lines into Javascript objects

Question

I have a simple csv file

people.csv:

fname, lname, uid, phone, address
John, Doe, 1, 444-555-6666, 34 dead rd
Jane, Doe, 2, 555-444-7777, 24 dead rd         


        

Answer 1

You can use lodash (or underscore) to help with this.

var objects = _.map(arr, function(item){return item.split(',');});
var headers = objects[0];
objects.splice(0, 1); // remove the header line
populatedObject = [];
objects.forEach(function(item){
   var obj = _.zipObject(headers, item);
   populatedObject.push(obj);
});

The .zipObject method will match each header to each value in the items array and produce an object.