text transformation tooling

A collection of tools coded over the years. The transformation happens server-side but no data is stored.

extract

• Parse strings from a marked up text into a table.
• Use case: extract individual or repeated elements from an html page.
• Since 05.2020

json

• Expand and inspect a JSON string.
• Use case: check structure or content.
• Since 11.2022

list

• Iterate a string within a numeric range.
• Use case: list and scrape links.
• Since 02.2016

replace

• Find and replace multiple strings across multiple versions.
• Use case: insert translated strings back into source files.
• Since 03.2009

switch separators

• Change how tabular data is separated.
• Use case: prepare data.
• Since 02.2024

transpose

• Turn a table into 3 columns or 3 columns into a table.
• Use case: reorient tables for analysis.
• Since 12.2009

umap

• Turn a series of coordinates into a OpenStreetMap's uMap layer.
• Use case: draw points on a map.
• Since 11.2022