csv-to-json

A simple, fast, and cross-platform CLI tool to convert CSV data to JSON, written in Go.

Features

• Convert CSV to a JSON array.
• Reads from a file or stdin.
• Single binary, no external dependencies.
• Cross-platform support (macOS amd64/arm64, Linux amd64/arm64, Windows amd64).

Installation

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the appropriate archive for your operating system and architecture (e.g., csv-to-json-v1.0.2-darwin-arm64.zip).
3. Extract the archive.
4. Move the csv-to-json binary to a directory in your $PATH (e.g., /usr/local/bin on macOS/Linux).

Usage

Basic Conversion

Provide a path to a CSV file as an argument:

csv-to-json data.csv > output.json

From stdin

Pipe data directly to the command:

cat data.csv | csv-to-json > output.json

Options

• -v, --version: Print the version information.

  $ csv-to-json --version
  csv-to-json version v0.1.0 

Building

Prerequisites

• Go (1.18 or later)
• Make
• Git

Building

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/nlink-jp/csv-to-json.git
   cd csv-to-json

2. Create a git tag to embed version info (optional, defaults to commit hash):

   git tag v0.1.0

3. Run make to build binaries and archives:

   # Cross-compile for all platforms and create .zip archives
   make package
   
   # Or, to build just for your local machine
   make build

   The build artifacts will be located in the dist/ directory.