Plain Text Processor is a powerful and flexible extension that transforms delimited plain text data into structured JSON format. Whether you're working with CSV files, TSV data, custom log formats, or any delimited text, this component handles the parsing with intelligent type detection and customizable separators.

Key Features

•  Flexible Separators - Support for any field and record separator (pipes, commas, tabs, newlines, custom delimiters)
• Automatic Type Detection - Intelligently converts values to Integer, Decimal, Boolean, or String
• Escaped Character Support - Handles \n, \r, \t and other escape sequences
• JSON Output - Returns clean, indented JSON ready for consumption
• Error Handling - Comprehensive error messages and success indicators
• Performance Optimized - Efficiently processes thousands of records
• Easy Integration - Simple server action with clear input/output parameters

Use Cases

• CSV/TSV File Processing - Parse uploaded CSV or TSV files into structured data
• Data Import - Import data from external systems with custom formats
• Log File Parsing - Convert structured log files into queryable JSON
• Data Transformation - Transform delimited text from APIs or external sources
• Batch Processing - Process multiple records in a single operation
• Legacy System Integration - Parse fixed or delimited format data from legacy systems

Automatic Type Conversion

The extension intelligently detects and converts data types:

Input Value
Detected Type
Output
"100"
Integer
100
"99.99"
Decimal
99.99
"true" / "false"
Boolean
true / false
"Hello"
String
"Hello"

Support

• Author: Claudio Barra

• Contact: Open an issue on the project or via LinkedIn.

• Custom development services available for advanced integrations.