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---
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title: Data Processing with JE
sidebar_label: Perl + JE
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---
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import current from '/version.js';
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import CodeBlock from '@theme/CodeBlock';
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:::danger pass
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In a production application, it is strongly recommended to use a binding for a
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C engine like [`JavaScript::Duktape`](/docs/demos/engines/duktape#perl)
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:::
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[`JE`](https://metacpan.org/pod/JE) is a pure-Perl JavaScript engine.
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[SheetJS](https://sheetjs.com) is a JavaScript library for reading and writing
data from spreadsheets.
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This demo uses JE and SheetJS to pull data from a spreadsheet and print CSV
rows. We'll explore how to load SheetJS in a JE context and process spreadsheets
from Perl scripts.
The ["Complete Example"](#complete-example) section includes a complete script
for reading data from XLS files, printing CSV rows, and writing FODS workbooks.
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## Integration Details
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The [SheetJS ExtendScript build](/docs/getting-started/installation/extendscript)
can be parsed and evaluated in a JE context.
The engine deviates from ES3. Modifying prototypes can fix some behavior:
<details>
<summary><b>Required shim to support JE</b> (click to show)</summary>
The following features are implemented:
- simple string `charCodeAt`
- Number `charCodeAt` (to work around string `split` bug)
- String `match` (to work around a bug when there are no matches)
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```js title="Required shim to support JE"
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/* String#charCodeAt is missing */
var string = "";
for(var i = 0; i < 256; ++i) string += String.fromCharCode(i);
String.prototype.charCodeAt = function(n) {
var result = string.indexOf(this.charAt(n));
if(result == -1) throw this.charAt(n);
return result;
};
/* workaround for String split bug */
Number.prototype.charCodeAt = function(n) { return this + 48; };
/* String#match bug with empty results */
String.prototype.old_match = String.prototype.match;
String.prototype.match = function(p) {
var result = this.old_match(p);
return (Array.isArray(result) && result.length == 0) ? null : result;
};
```
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</details>
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When loading the ExtendScript build, the BOM must be removed:
```perl
## Load SheetJS source
my $src = read_file('xlsx.extendscript.js', { binmode => ':raw' });
$src =~ s/^\xEF\xBB\xBF//; ## remove UTF8 BOM
my $XLSX = $je->eval($src);
```
### Reading Files
Data should be passed as Base64 strings:
```perl
use File::Slurp;
use MIME::Base64 qw( encode_base64 );
## Set up conversion method
$je->eval(<<'EOF');
function sheetjsparse(data) { try {
return XLSX.read(String(data), {type: "base64", WTF:1});
} catch(e) { return String(e); } }
EOF
## Read file
my $raw_data = encode_base64(read_file($ARGV[0], { binmode => ':raw' }), "");
## Call method with data
$return_val = $je->method(sheetjsparse => $raw_data);
```
### Writing Files
Due to bugs in data interchange, it is strongly recommended to use a simple
format like `.fods`:
```perl
use File::Slurp;
## Set up conversion method
$je->eval(<<'EOF');
function sheetjswrite(wb) { try {
return XLSX.write(wb, { WTF:1, bookType: "fods", type: "string" });
} catch(e) { return String(e); } }
EOF
## Generate file
my $fods = $je->method(sheetjswrite => $workbook);
## Write to filesystem
write_file("SheetJE.fods", $fods);
```
## Complete Example
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:::note Tested Deployments
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This demo was tested in the following deployments:
| Architecture | Version | Date |
|:-------------|:--------|:-----------|
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| `darwin-x64` | `0.066` | 2024-06-29 |
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| `darwin-arm` | `0.066` | 2024-05-25 |
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| `linux-x64` | `0.066` | 2024-06-29 |
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| `linux-arm` | `0.066` | 2024-05-25 |
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:::
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1) Install `JE` and `File::Slurp` through CPAN:
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```bash
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cpan install JE File::Slurp
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```
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:::note pass
There were permissions errors in some test runs:
```
mkdir /Library/Perl/5.30/File: Permission denied at /System/Library/Perl/5.30/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 489.
```
On macOS, the commands should be run through `sudo`:
```bash
sudo cpan install JE File::Slurp
```
:::
2) Download the [SheetJS ExtendScript build](/docs/getting-started/installation/extendscript):
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<CodeBlock language="bash">{`\
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curl -LO https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/package/dist/xlsx.extendscript.js`}
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</CodeBlock>
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3) Download the demo [`SheetJE.pl`](pathname:///perl/SheetJE.pl):
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```bash
curl -LO https://docs.sheetjs.com/perl/SheetJE.pl
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```
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4) Download the [test file](pathname:///cd.xls) and run:
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```bash
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curl -LO https://docs.sheetjs.com/cd.xls
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perl SheetJE.pl cd.xls
```
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After a short wait, the contents will be displayed in CSV form. The script will
also generate the spreadsheet `SheetJE.fods` which can be opened in LibreOffice.