juliangruber / juliangruber/comma

option for more correct parser

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Description

The current implementation parses

```
"a,b",c,d
```

as

``` js
[ '"a', 'b"', 'c', 'd' ]
```

That's not correct but makes the parser faster.

It would be neat if there were an option that instead outputted

``` js
['a,b', 'c', 'd']
```

Maybe `parse({ correct : true })`

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Research direction

Start with the current CSV parser and its parse API, then trace how quoted fields are split. Done means an option such as parse({ correct: true }) returns ['a,b', 'c', 'd'] for the shown input while preserving the existing fast behavior by default.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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