dbf-node

To get started, simply install the module using npm:

``
$ npm install dbf-node
`

and then import it:

`
const { Dbf } = require("dbf-node")
`

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The module exports the Dbf class, which has the following shape:

`typescript
/* Represents a DBF file. /
class Dbf {

/* Opens an existing DBF file. /
static open(path, options);

/* Creates a new DBF file with no records. /
static create(path, fields, options);

/* Read the specified records to this DBF file. /
static readRecords(startIndex, endIndex);

/* Write the specified records to this DBF file. /
static write(records);

/* Update the specified records to this DBF file. /
static update(records);
}
`

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`javascript
import {DBFFile} from 'dbffile';

async function iterativeRead() {
let dbf = await DBFFile.open('');
console.log(DBF file contains ${dbf.recordCount} records.);
console.log(Field names: ${dbf.fields.map(f => f.name).join(', ')});
for await (const record of dbf) console.log(record);
}
`

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`javascript
import {DBFFile} from 'dbffile';

async function batchRead() {
let dbf = await DBFFile.open('');
console.log(DBF file contains ${dbf.recordCount} records.);
console.log(Field names: ${dbf.fields.map(f => f.name).join(', ')});
let records = await dbf.readRecords(100); // batch-reads up to 100 records, returned as an array
for (let record of records) console.log(record);
}
`

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`javascript
import {DBFFile} from 'dbffile';

async function batchWrite() {
let fieldDescriptors = [
{ name: 'fname', type: 'C', size: 255 },
{ name: 'lname', type: 'C', size: 255 }
];

let records = [
{ fname: 'Joe', lname: 'Bloggs' },
{ fname: 'Mary', lname: 'Smith' }
];

let dbf = await DBFFile.create('', fieldDescriptors);
console.log('DBF file created.');
await dbf.appendRecords(records);
console.log(${records.length} records added.);
}
``

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