Module Biocaml.Table

module Table: Biocaml_table

exception Invalid of string

exception No_column of string

type row 

Data row.

type getter = row -> string -> string 

A function get of type getter can be used as get r c to get the value of the column named c in row r. Raise No_column c if given row does not have a value for column c.

type columns = string list 

All column names occurring in a file, in order that they occur.

type t = Biocaml_comments.t option * columns * getter *
       row Batteries.Enum.t 

A table consists of:

• comments (optional)
• column names
• a getter function
• an enumeration of the rows in the table

val of_input : ?itags:string -> Batteries.IO.input -> t

Default itags is:

"table,comment-char=#,header,header_,separator=\t"

Raises Invalid if input does not conform to itags requirements. Raises Tags.Invalid if itags are ill-formed or invalid for this function.

val of_string_list : ?itags:string ->
       ?comments:string ->
       ?columns:string list -> string list list -> t

Default itags are:

"table,comment-char=#,header"

The only modification of this allowed is to change the comment-char or omit it. If omitted, comments must not be given.

val to_sqlite : ?otags:string -> t -> Sqlite3.db

to_sqlite t writes contents of t into a SQLite database, and returns the handle to it. Comments in t are ignored. Default output tags are:

"sqlite,db=:memory:,db_table=table"

Raises Tags.Invalid if otags are ill-formed or invalid for this function.