detect-format v1.0.0

detect-format

Detects the format of a given buffer or string. It works a lot better if you give it a few lines.

var data = 'a,b,c\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n7,8,9'
detectFormat(data)
{ format: 'csv', separator : ',' }

var data = 'a\tb\tc\n1\t2\t3'
detectFormat(data)
{ format: 'csv',  separator : '\t' }

var data = 'a|b|c\n1|2|3'
detectFormat(data)
{ format: 'csv',  separator : '|' }

var data = '[{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}, {"a": 4, "b": 5, "c": 6}]'
detectFormat(data)
{ format: 'json', style: 'array', selector: '*' }

var data = 'bliblup'
detectFormat(data)
false // unable to detect format