nextflow-io / nextflow-io/nextflow
in splitCsv operator, allow specifying comment char
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Description
In the splitCsv operator, can an option be added to specify a "comment char", such that lines starting with that char (e.g. '#') are ignored?
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Start by locating the splitCsv operator implementation and its existing tests, then read how current parsing options are handled. Add coverage for a configurable comment character and verify that lines beginning with it are ignored, while ordinary CSV lines continue to parse normally.
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- Tech stack
- groovy
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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