max-mapper / max-mapper/csv-spectrum
Testing Excel CSV quirks
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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- 143
- Forks
- 32
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Description
Excel has numerous quirks with regards to CSV generation and reading. For example, if a CSV file starts with "ID" excel treats it as SYLK: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/323626
The prescribed workaround is to preface the ID with single quotes. Should there be a test of this condition?
More generally, is the goal for RFC4180 compliance or Excel compliance?
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Research direction
No file or test entry point is named. First clarify whether csv-spectrum targets RFC 4180 or Excel compatibility and define the expected handling for a CSV beginning with "ID"; done means an agreed regression test for that behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100