Is there any hope of parsing csv-like file with augeas? -

i trying build lens parse file format

#header1 header2 header3  vala1 vala2      vala3 valb1    valb2   valb3 

i'd result resemble following tree:

root  +--[1]  |   +----header1 -> vala1  |   +----header2 -> vala2  |   +----header3 -> vala3  +--[2]      +----header1 -> valb1      +----header2 -> valb2      +----header3 -> valb3 

the problem first need parse header line learn field names and remember them, , use them multiple times source of key names on following rows. have idea how start writing such lens? i've checked 181 lenses come bundled augeas , found no lens suspect parse tables.

no, it's not possible in augeas store values in header , reuse them labels every line.

you can build tree one:

{ "#comment" = "header1 header2 header3" } { "1"   { "1" = "vala1" }   { "2" = "vala2" }   { "3" = "vala3" } { "2"   { "1" = "vala1" }   { "2" = "valb2" }   { "3" = "valb3" } }