import std.stdio;
import std.algorithm;

void main()
{


auto input  = ["... some text, another text", "some,another","...so,an"];

auto result = input.filter!(a => a.startsWith("..."))
          .map!(a=>a.splitter(",").map!(a=>a.stripLeft(' ')))
  .map!(a=>a.joiner(","));
writeln(result);
}


On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Martin Drašar via Digitalmars-d-learn < digitalmars-d-learn@puremagic.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am struggling to use a lazy range-based code to process large text files. My task is simple, i.e., I can write a non-range-based code in a really short time, but I wanted to try different approach and I am hitting a wall after wall.
>
> Task: read a csv-like input, take only lines starting with some string, split by a comma, remove leading and trailing whitespaces from splitted elements, join by comma again and write to an output.
>
> My attempt so far:
>
> alias stringStripLeft = std.string.stripLeft;
>
> auto input  = File("input.csv");
> auto output = File("output.csv");
>
> auto result = input.byLine()
>                    .filter!(a => a.startsWith("..."))
>                    .map!(a => a.splitter(","))
>                    .stringStripleft // <-- errors start here
>                    .join(",");
>
> output.write(result);
>
> Needless to say, this does not compile. Basically, I don't know how to feed MapResults to splitter and then sensibly join it.
>
> Thank you for any hint.
> Martin
>

Dne 2.8.2017 v 14:11 Daniel Kozak via Digitalmars-d-learn napsal(a):
> import std.stdio;
> import std.algorithm;
> 
> void main()
> {
> 
> 
> auto input  = ["... some text, another text", "some,another","...so,an"];
> 
> auto result = input.filter!(a => a.startsWith("..."))
>           .map!(a=>a.splitter(",").map!(a=>a.stripLeft(' ')))
>   .map!(a=>a.joiner(","));
> writeln(result);
> }


Thanks a lot. That did the trick.

Martin