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.. specific language governing permissions and limitations
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.. default-domain:: cpp
.. highlight:: cpp
.. cpp:namespace:: arrow::csv
=============================
Reading and Writing CSV files
=============================
Arrow provides a fast CSV reader allowing ingestion of external data
as Arrow tables.
.. seealso::
:ref:`CSV reader/writer API reference <cpp-api-csv>`.
Basic usage
===========
A CSV file is read from a :class:`~arrow::io::InputStream`.
.. code-block:: cpp
#include "arrow/csv/api.h"
{
// ...
arrow::io::IOContext io_context = arrow::io::default_io_context();
std::shared_ptr<arrow::io::InputStream> input = ...;
auto read_options = arrow::csv::ReadOptions::Defaults();
auto parse_options = arrow::csv::ParseOptions::Defaults();
auto convert_options = arrow::csv::ConvertOptions::Defaults();
// Instantiate TableReader from input stream and options
auto maybe_reader =
arrow::csv::TableReader::Make(io_context,
input,
read_options,
parse_options,
convert_options);
if (!maybe_reader.ok()) {
// Handle TableReader instantiation error...
}
std::shared_ptr<arrow::csv::TableReader> reader = *maybe_reader;
// Read table from CSV file
auto maybe_table = reader->Read();
if (!maybe_table.ok()) {
// Handle CSV read error
// (for example a CSV syntax error or failed type conversion)
}
std::shared_ptr<arrow::Table> table = *maybe_table;
}
A CSV file is written to a :class:`~arrow::io::OutputStream`.
.. code-block:: cpp
#include <arrow/csv/api.h>
{
// Oneshot write
// ...
std::shared_ptr<arrow::io::OutputStream> output = ...;
auto write_options = arrow::csv::WriteOptions::Defaults();
if (WriteCSV(table, write_options, output.get()).ok()) {
// Handle writer error...
}
}
{
// Write incrementally
// ...
std::shared_ptr<arrow::io::OutputStream> output = ...;
auto write_options = arrow::csv::WriteOptions::Defaults();
auto maybe_writer = arrow::csv::MakeCSVWriter(output, schema, write_options);
if (!maybe_writer.ok()) {
// Handle writer instantiation error...
}
std::shared_ptr<arrow::ipc::RecordBatchWriter> writer = *maybe_writer;
// Write batches...
if (!writer->WriteRecordBatch(*batch).ok()) {
// Handle write error...
}
if (!writer->Close().ok()) {
// Handle close error...
}
if (!output->Close().ok()) {
// Handle file close error...
}
}
.. note:: The writer does not yet support all Arrow types.
Column names
============
There are three possible ways to infer column names from the CSV file:
* By default, the column names are read from the first row in the CSV file
* If :member:`ReadOptions::column_names` is set, it forces the column
names in the table to these values (the first row in the CSV file is
read as data)
* If :member:`ReadOptions::autogenerate_column_names` is true, column names
will be autogenerated with the pattern "f0", "f1"... (the first row in the
CSV file is read as data)
Column selection
================
By default, Arrow reads all columns in the CSV file. You can narrow the
selection of columns with the :member:`ConvertOptions::include_columns`
option. If some columns in :member:`ConvertOptions::include_columns`
are missing from the CSV file, an error will be emitted unless
:member:`ConvertOptions::include_missing_columns` is true, in which case
the missing columns are assumed to contain all-null values.
Interaction with column names
-----------------------------
If both :member:`ReadOptions::column_names` and
:member:`ConvertOptions::include_columns` are specified,
the :member:`ReadOptions::column_names` are assumed to map to CSV columns,
and :member:`ConvertOptions::include_columns` is a subset of those column
names that will part of the Arrow Table.
Data types
==========
By default, the CSV reader infers the most appropriate data type for each
column. Type inference considers the following data types, in order:
* Null
* Int64
* Boolean
* Date32
* Time32 (with seconds unit)
* Timestamp (with seconds unit)
* Timestamp (with nanoseconds unit)
* Float64
* Dictionary<String> (if :member:`ConvertOptions::auto_dict_encode` is true)
* Dictionary<Binary> (if :member:`ConvertOptions::auto_dict_encode` is true)
* String
* Binary
It is possible to override type inference for select columns by setting
the :member:`ConvertOptions::column_types` option. Explicit data types
can be chosen from the following list:
* Null
* All Integer types
* Float32 and Float64
* Decimal128
* Boolean
* Date32 and Date64
* Time32 and Time64
* Timestamp
* Binary and Large Binary
* String and Large String (with optional UTF8 input validation)
* Fixed-Size Binary
* Dictionary with index type Int32 and value type one of the following:
Binary, String, LargeBinary, LargeString, Int32, UInt32, Int64, UInt64,
Float32, Float64, Decimal128
Other data types do not support conversion from CSV values and will error out.
Dictionary inference
--------------------
If type inference is enabled and :member:`ConvertOptions::auto_dict_encode`
is true, the CSV reader first tries to convert string-like columns to a
dictionary-encoded string-like array. It switches to a plain string-like
array when the threshold in :member:`ConvertOptions::auto_dict_max_cardinality`
is reached.
Nulls
-----
Null values are recognized from the spellings stored in
:member:`ConvertOptions::null_values`. The :func:`ConvertOptions::Defaults`
factory method will initialize a number of conventional null spellings such
as ``N/A``.
Character encoding
------------------
CSV files are expected to be encoded in UTF8. However, non-UTF8 data
is accepted for Binary columns.
Write Options
=============
The format of written CSV files can be customized via :class:`~arrow::csv::WriteOptions`.
Currently few options are available; more will be added in future releases.
Performance
===========
By default, the CSV reader will parallelize reads in order to exploit all
CPU cores on your machine. You can change this setting in
:member:`ReadOptions::use_threads`. A reasonable expectation is at least
100 MB/s per core on a performant desktop or laptop computer (measured in
source CSV bytes, not target Arrow data bytes).
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