vcfxplr 0.1.2

CLI tool to explore and export data from a VCF / vCard file

vcfxplr

Description

The goal of the tool is to explore and export data from a VCF / vCard file. It currently serves two functions:

• Reads the VCF file and pretty-prints it to stdout
• Reads the VCF file and dumps it in JSON format.

Installation

Install it from PyPI:

pip3 install --user --upgrade vcfxplr

To get the latest version install directly from source:

pip3 install --user --upgrade git+https://github.com/bergercookie/vcfxplr

Example - Usage

• Pretty-print a file: vcfxplr -c path/to/file.vcf pretty
• Write to JSON and dump to stdout: vcfxplr -c path/to/file.vcf json
• Write to JSON and dump to stdout - Use fullname to group the items: vcfxplr -c path/to/file.vcf json -g uid

Sample Output

Sample execution for vcfxplr -c ~/Downloads/test.vcf json

2022-04-13 10:30:59.923 | INFO     | vcfxplr.scripts.main:main:87 - Parsing VCF file -> /home/berger/Downloads/test.vcf
{
  "John Doe": {
    "version": [
      {
        "value": "4.0"
      }
    ],
    "email": [
      {
        "value": "[e-mail]",
        "params": {
          "PREF": [
            "1"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "value": "[e-mail]"
      }
    ],
    "n": [
      {
        "value": "John  Doe"
      }
    ],
    "tel": [
      {
        "value": "[phone]",
        "params": {
          "TYPE": [
            "home"
          ],
          "VALUE": [
            "TEXT"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "value": "[phone]",
        "params": {
          "TYPE": [
            "work"
          ],
          "VALUE": [
            "TEXT"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "value": "[phone]",
        "params": {
          "TYPE": [
            "fax"
          ],
          "VALUE": [
            "TEXT"
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "uid": [
      {
        "value": "88cb5e2c-30e3-4b2e-b7bd-ce347a3652a7"
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ground Control": {
    "version": [
      {
        "value": "4.0"
      }
    ],
    "email": [
      {
        "value": "[e-mail]",
        "params": {
          "PREF": [
            "1"
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "tel": [
      {
        "value": "[phone]",
        "params": {
          "VALUE": [
            "TEXT"
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "uid": [
      {
        "value": "7d50ef3d-32be-4b3c-a36b-9a083a8d67b6"
      }
    ]
  },
  "another  contact": {
    "version": [
      {
        "value": "4.0"
      }
    ],
    "nickname": [
      {
        "value": "[e-mail]"
      }
    ],
    "n": [
      {
        "value": "another   contact"
      }
    ],
    "tel": [
      {
        "value": "[phone]",
        "params": {
          "VALUE": [
            "TEXT"
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "uid": [
      {
        "value": "bf2439a6-35cb-4d97-970d-bd31486b61e8"
      }
    ]
  },
  "one more contact": {
    "version": [
      {
        "value": "4.0"
      }
    ],
    "n": [
      {
        "value": "one  more contact"
      }
    ],
    "tel": [
      {
        "value": "[phone]",
        "params": {
          "VALUE": [
            "TEXT"
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "uid": [
      {
        "value": "99b7de2c-26c7-4655-aa19-74c51a1507b0"
      }
    ]
  }
}