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kingbeto/csv
============

Laravel 12 package for writing and reading CSV files. It's a respawn of wilgucki/csv

v2.0.0(1y ago)01.7k↓50%MITPHPPHP >=8.3

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CSV
===

[](#csv)

Laravel 5 package for reading and writing CSV files. It's a respawn of the deleted wilgucki/csv.

Warning
-------

[](#warning)

**The package has been updated to PHP 8.3. If you can't update to PHP 8.3 use version 1.0.x which requires PHP 7.0+**

Instalation
-----------

[](#instalation)

Install package with composer

```
composer require kingbeto/csv

```

For projects build with Laravel 5.5+ you can ommit next step. Package uses package discovery feature sa you don't need to modify config file. For older Laravel version you need to add service provider and aliases to `config/app.php` file

```
'providers' => [
    //...
    Wilgucki\Csv\CsvServiceProvider::class,
]

// ...

'aliases' => [
    //...
    'CsvReader' => Wilgucki\Csv\Facades\Reader::class,
    'CsvWriter' => Wilgucki\Csv\Facades\Writer::class,
]

```

Last step is to publish package config

`php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Wilgucki\Csv\CsvServiceProvider"`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Config file

[](#config-file)

Package config can be found in csv.php file under config directory (after you have published it). The file contains default values for delimiter, enclosure and escape parameters. You can set default values here and skip passing additional parameters to open and create methods (we discuss them later).

#### Convert encoding

[](#convert-encoding)

Common issue when working with CSV files generated by Excel is encoding. Excel exports CSV file encoded with windows-1250 character set while most of PHP applications use UTF-8. To solve this issue you can set encoding option in the config file. You can set your encoding preferences separately for reader and writer.

```
'encoding' => [
    'reader' => [
        'enabled' => true,
        'from' => 'CP1250',
        'to' => 'UTF-8'
    ],
    'writer' => [
        'enabled' => true,
        'from' => 'UTF-8',
        'to' => 'CP1250'
    ]
]

```

As you can see in the example above, Reader will convert windows-1250 encoding to UTF-8, while Writer will do this in opposite way. You don't have to use both options. You can set encoding conversion only for one class - reader or writer.

### Reader

[](#reader)

Start with opening CSV file.

```
$reader = CsvReader::open('/path/to/file.csv');

```

If you need to change delimiter, enclosure or escape you can do it by passing proper values to `open` method. More information about these values can be found here - .

```
$reader = CsvReader::open('/path/to/file.csv', ';', '\'', '\\\\');

```

Having your CSV file opened you can read it line after line

```
while (($line = $reader->readLine()) !== false) {
    print_r($line);
}

```

or you could read whole file at once

```
print_r($reader->readAll());

```

If your CSV file contains header line, you can convert it into array keys for each line.

```
$reader = CsvReader::open($file, ';');
$header = $reader->getHeader();
print_r($header);
print_r($reader->readAll());

```

Don't forget to close file after you're done with your work.

```
$reader->close();

```

Writer
------

[](#writer)

Create new CSV file

```
$writer = CsvWriter::create('/path/where/your/file/will/be/saved.csv');

```

File path is optional. If you won't provide it CsvWriter will use memory as a storege.

If you need to change delimiter, enclosure or escape you can do it by passing proper values to `create` method. More information about these values can be found here - .

```
$writer = CsvWriter::create('/path/to/file.csv', ';', '\'', '\\\\');

```

To add data into CSV file you can use `writeLine` or `writeAll` methods.

```
$writer->writeLine(['some', 'data']);
$writer->writeLine(['another', 'line']);

$writer->writeAll([
    ['some', 'data'],
    ['another', 'line'],
]);

```

To display data added to CSV file use flush method.

```
echo $writer->flush();

```

Don't forget to close file after you're done with your work.

```
$writer->close();

```

\##Integrating with Eloquent models

If you want/need to integrate CsvReader and/or CsvWriter with Eloquent model there's a simple way of doing this. The Csv package provides three traits in order to simplify the process.

**These traits hasn't been tested for handling relations. Relations are still on a TODO list**

### CsvCustomCollection

[](#csvcustomcollection)

CsvCustomCollection trait added to model class enables `toCsv` method that can be used on a collection.

```
use Wilgucki\Csv\Traits\CsvCustomCollection;

class SomeModel extends Model
{
    use CsvCustomCollection;

    //...
}

$items = SomeModel::all();
$csvData = $items->toCsv();

```

### CsvExportable

[](#csvexportable)

CsvExportable trait allows you to convert single model object to CSV data.

```
use Wilgucki\Csv\Traits\CsvExportable;

class SomeModel extends Model
{
    use CsvExportable;

    //...
}

$csvData = SomeModel::find(1)->toCsv();

```

### CsvImportable

[](#csvimportable)

CsvImportable trait allows you to import data from CSV file and save it to the database. Imported file must have header line containing column names as they are named in database table. Primary key must be named **id**. CSV importer will update all rows with matching ids and add every row that isn't found in a table.

Each column from CSV file is checked against `$fillable` array, letting to insert or update only these columns that are present in it.

```
use Wilgucki\Csv\Traits\CsvImportable;

class SomeModel extends Model
{
    use CsvImportable;

    //...
}

SomeModel::fromCsv('/path/to/file.csv');

```

Command line
------------

[](#command-line)

### csv:import

[](#csvimport)

To import CSV file into database table, use csv:import command.

`php artisan csv:import model csv-file`

- model - model class name with its namespace
- csv-file - file name with path relative to project's root directory

If you would like to import users, you could use command like this (remember to use correct CSV file path)

`php artisan csv:import "App\User" storage/users.csv`

### csv:export

[](#csvexport)

This command allows you to export data from database table into CSV file.

`php artisan csv:export model csv-file`

- model - model's class name with its namespace
- csv-file - file name with path relative to project's root directory

If you would like to export users, you could use command like this (remember to use correct CSV file path)

`php artisan csv:export "App\User" storage/users.csv`

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- handle relations

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance45

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

432d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.02025-03-13

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.0

v2.0.0PHP >=8.3

### Community

Maintainers

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