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Input validation - forbid using double-quote char '"'

See original GitHub issue

Environment

Python version: N/A
Nautobot version: N/A

Proposed Functionality

When using .csv data the char ‘"’ (double quote) will be used as a string delimiter. This leads to an error when trying to import the exported data.

Additionally a conversion of char " to char ' (single quote) should be implemented, so importing an exported file will not lead to an error.

Use Case

Allow importing a previously exported .csv file when data contains a " character

Database Changes

None

External Dependencies

None

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 2 years ago
Comments:5 (5 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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jathanismcommented, Apr 28, 2021

@glennmatthews Wrong issue, I think I’ve used an external created racks.csv file instead of the exported one. It contains data that did not escape the " char correctly as "".

But I noticed that the field type will be exported as 4-post cabinet but for import the value 4-post-cabinet is required. Also the status field contains the value Active but must be imported as active.

exported Racks data:
site,group,name,facility_id,tenant,status,role,type,serial,asset_tag,width,u_height,desc_units,outer_width,outer_depth,outer_unit,comments
DEBE,Racks-DEBE,Rack-1,Schrank-1_1-Stock_DEBE,ACME-DEBE,Active,,4-post cabinet,,,19,42,,,,,"### Schrank-1 1. Stock""

**Wartung (Office):**

- Jane Doe

mail: jane.doe@example.com"

Ok this is definitely a bug and appears to be related to if not the same issue as #254 in that what is exported doesn’t match the format of what is required for import. As far as I’m concerned this is not desirable user experience. Import/export should be identical.

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glennmatthewscommented, Dec 21, 2021

I’m going to close this as a specific instance of the more general problem described by #254.

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