libxcsv
| Crates.io | libxcsv |
| lib.rs | libxcsv |
| version | 0.1.4 |
| created_at | 2025-10-15 19:16:30.25509+00 |
| updated_at | 2025-11-01 19:55:36.970183+00 |
| description | The complimentary core lib for xcsv, a tool to convert Excel worksheets to CSV. |
| homepage | |
| repository | https://github.com/mikkurogue/xcsv |
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Mikku (mikkurogue)
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libxcsv
A lightweight, low-level library for converting Excel (.xlsx) sheets to CSV by stream-parsing the underlying XML.
Usage
libxcsv is the core engine for the xcsv CLI tool. It operates by:
- Opening the
.xlsxfile as a zip archive (open_zip). - Parsing metadata from
workbook.xml(parse_workbook),sharedStrings.xml(read_shared_strings), andstyles.xml(parse_styles). - Streaming the contents of each worksheet and converting rows to CSV format using
export_sheet_xml_to_csv.
Core Functions
open_zip(): Opens the.xlsxfile.parse_workbook()&parse_workbook_rels(): Reads sheet metadata.read_shared_strings(): Parses the shared string table.parse_styles(): Parses cell styles for date/time formatting.export_sheet_xml_to_csv(): The main function to convert a sheet XML to a CSV file.