Comma Separated Values (CSV)

target-csv from singer-io

CSV loader

The target-csv Meltano loader pulls data from Comma Separated Values (CSV) that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration

  1. Add the target-csv loader to your project using
    meltano add
    :
  2. meltano add loader target-csv --variant singer-io
  3. Configure the target-csv settings using
    meltano config
    :
  4. meltano config target-csv set --interactive

Next steps

If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities

The current capabilities for
target-csv
may have been automatically set when originally added to the Hub. Please review the capabilities when using this loader. If you find they are out of date, please consider updating them by making a pull request to the YAML file that defines the capabilities for this loader.

This plugin has the following capabilities:

    You can override these capabilities or specify additional ones in your meltano.yml by adding the capabilities key.

    Settings

    The target-csv settings that are known to Meltano are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, click on any setting name from the list:

    You can override these settings or specify additional ones in your meltano.yml by adding the settings key.

    Please consider adding any settings you have defined locally to this definition on MeltanoHub by making a pull request to the YAML file that defines the settings for this plugin.

    (destination_path)

    • Environment variable: TARGET_CSV_DESTINATION_PATH
    • Default Value: output

    Sets the destination path the CSV files are written to, relative to the project root. The directory needs to exist already, it will not be created automatically. To write CSV files to the project root, set an empty string ("").

    (delimiter)

    • Environment variable: TARGET_CSV_DELIMITER
    • Default Value: ,

    A one-character string used to separate fields. It defaults to a comma (,).

    (quotechar)

    • Environment variable: TARGET_CSV_QUOTECHAR
    • Default Value: '

    A one-character string used to quote fields containing special characters, such as the delimiter or quotechar, or which contain new-line characters. It defaults to single quote (').

    Something missing?

    This page is generated from a YAML file that you can contribute changes to.

    Edit it on GitHub!

    Looking for help?

    If you're having trouble getting the target-csv loader to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the
    #plugins-general
    channel.

    Install

    meltano add loader target-csv --variant singer-io

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