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A workshop by the ODERSA associationNothing leaves, nothing is kept, nothing reaches us.

The workshop · The text and data corner

The text and data corner

CSV to JSON, and back

The fact almost nobody mentions: “the CSV format” is not a standard. Its reference document is marked “informational” and says itself that there are considerable differences among implementations. That is why this tool MEASURES the separator instead of assuming it, and shows you what it found.

Pasted CSV or JSON

The direction of the conversion is deduced from the text. Nothing is sent: the data stays on your device.
Ctrl + Enter also runs the tool.

Your text never leaves your device

This tool works entirely inside your browser. What you type or paste here is sent nowhere, and nothing is kept once the tab is closed.

Checkable in ten seconds, without taking our word for it:

  1. Open your browser's inspector: the F12 key (or Ctrl+Shift+I, or Cmd+Option+I on a Mac).
  2. Go to the “Network” tab, then clear the list.
  3. Type or paste some text on this page and run the tool. The list stays empty: no request goes out.
  4. To go further: cut your connection and do it again. The tool still works.

This absence of requests is also checked BY MACHINE before every release: a lock drives a real browser, processes a real file, and refuses to publish if a single byte goes out.

The proof page, step by step and in pictures

Going further

InstructionsHow it works

The direction is deduced from the text. JSON has to be an array of objects to give a two dimensional table: that is the shape almost every export produces.

VerifyThe proof, step by step

The network inspector check, explained one gesture at a time, with screenshots.

The cornerThe text and data corner

The other tools in this corner of the workshop.

UnderstandHow this is built

The formats actually handled, browser by browser, and what we ruled out.