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Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE

You're reading from   Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE An end-to-end guide to exploring, transforming, and integrating your data across multiple sources

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788292436
Length 500 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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María Carina Roldán María Carina Roldán
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Pentaho Data Integration 2. Getting Started with Transformations FREE CHAPTER 3. Creating Basic Task Flows 4. Reading and Writing Files 5. Manipulating PDI Data and Metadata 6. Controlling the Flow of Data 7. Cleansing, Validating, and Fixing Data 8. Manipulating Data by Coding 9. Transforming the Dataset 10. Performing Basic Operations with Databases 11. Loading Data Marts with PDI 12. Creating Portable and Reusable Transformations 13. Implementing Metadata Injection 14. Creating Advanced Jobs 15. Launching Transformations and Jobs from the Command Line 16. Best Practices for Designing and Deploying a PDI Project

Parsing unstructured files with JavaScript


It's ideal to have input files where the information is well-formed, that is, the number of columns and the type of its data is precise, all rows follow the same pattern, and so on. However, it is very common to find input files where the information has little or no structure or the structure doesn't follow the matrix (n rows by m columns) you expect. This is one of the situations where JavaScript can help.

Suppose that you have a file with a description of houses, which looks like the following:

... 
Property Code: MCX-011 
Status: Active 
5 bedrooms 
5 baths 
Style: Contemporary 
Basement 
Laundry room 
Fireplace 
2 car garage 
Central air conditioning 
More Features: Attic, Clothes dryer, Clothes washer, Dishwasher 

Property Code: MCX-012 
4 bedrooms 
3 baths 
Fireplace 
Attached parking 
More Features: Alarm System, Eat-in Kitchen, Powder Room 

Property Code: MCX-013 
3 bedrooms 
... 

You want to compare the properties among them but it would...

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