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Suggestion: Support for Different Delimiters

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by locating the readCSV function and the command-line handling behind the documented npm start invocation. Add delimiter selection for comma, tab, and semicolon inputs, then update the documentation with the new argument and verify that generated SQL uses the selected delimiter.

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Description

The current script reads CSV files using a comma (,) as the default delimiter. I propose adding the ability to specify different delimiters (e.g., tab, semicolon) via a command-line argument or a configuration file.

Implementation Details:

  • Add a command-line argument to specify the delimiter (e.g., npm start YourFileName --delimiter=;).
  • Modify the readCSV function to use this delimiter when processing CSV files.
  • Update the documentation to explain how to use this new feature.

I would be happy to contribute to this enhancement and submit a PR if this proposal is accepted. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

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