Overview
A high-quality CSV library for Dart and Flutter that enables efficient encoding and decoding of CSV strings with support for streaming (one row at a time), auto-detection of delimiters, and compatibility with Excel formats. It handles comma-separated values (with configurable separators) and is suitable for reading and writing structured data in various platforms. Ideal for data import/export workflows.
Use cases
- Parsing large CSV files efficiently
- Exporting app data to CSV
- Reading configuration or user data from CSV
- Integrating with Excel-compatible datasets
- Processing real-time CSV streams
Key features
- Stream-based row-by-row processing
- Configurable delimiter support
- Auto-detection of field separators
- Excel format compatibility
- Robust error handling
Suitable for
- Data-heavy applications
- Mobile and web apps needing CSV I/O
- Backend services processing CSV input
- Tools requiring lightweight CSV parsing
Considerations
- Requires careful handling of malformed CSV
- Limited to CSV-specific use cases
- Not designed for complex spreadsheet formats like ODS
- Performance depends on stream size and complexity