Text-CSV-Flatten version 0.01
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This module transforms hierarchical data (nested arrays/hashes) to
comma-separated value (csv) output according to a compact, readable,
user-specified pattern.

For example, the pattern '.<index>.*' transforms a data structure
of the form

    [{ a => 1, b => 2 }, { a => 3, b => 4 }]

to the CSV output

    a,b,index
    1,2,0
    3,4,1

The pattern '.*.*' applied to the same data gives the output

    0_a,0_b,1_a,1_b
    1,2,3,4

The pattern '.*.<key>' gives the output

    0,1,key
    1,3,a
    2,4,b

It is hoped that the pattern specification is sufficiently powerful for this
module to replace a lot of simple boiler-plate data transformations.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  JSON
  Text::CSV

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2016 by Timo Kluck

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.22.1 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.


