CSV preview

[panday1995]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

I cannot know what is in a csv file from the tui

Will you be willing to contribute this feature?

• Yes, I will try to implement it

Describe the solution you'd like

I want to have a preview of csv files, e.g., the first few rows of the csv file

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

No response

[sxyazi]

What tools do you use to preview CSV files?

[uncenter]

I don't use these but here are some popular CSV tools:

• https://github.com/johnkerl/miller
• https://github.com/BurntSushi/xsv

[panday1995]

What tools do you use to preview CSV files?

I never used a terminal for csv preview actually. I used to use a VScode csv viewer extension. But would like to know if it is possible to have this feature. (https://github.com/mechatroner/vscode_rainbow_csv/tree/master)

[januz]

previews using csvlens would be fantastic

[sxyazi]

Hi! Would you like to make it a previewer plugin?

Yazi allows you to create and use your own previewers and preloaders. You can start by copying the json.lua into your ~/.config/yazi/plugins/csv.yazi/init.lua, see the docs here https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#previewer

And if you're willing, I'll add your repo url to the Yazi documentation somewhere, maybe "community plugins".

[Reledia]

I made miller a plugin previewer now: miller.yazi. I couldnt go with csvlens as it's a TUI that won't support full piping (the author stated so in their issues), so I think mlr is the way to go (even if I dont like the way they handle colors).

[sxyazi]

Thank you! @Reledia

Let's close this issue then

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