(def dbase-data (parse-dbase-file (clojure.java.io/file input-file)))

{:header <meta informations>
 :fields <record field definitions>
 :records <the actual table data>}

(-> (java.io.file. input-file)
    (parse-dbase-file)
    (field-definition->records))

A small library to parse dbase files.
Copyright (C) 2020  Henrik Jürges <juerges.henrik@gmail.com>

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This module provides the utility to parse the dbase dbf table format into

The expected file format version is dBase v3.
A dbf file starts with a variable header defining some metainformations
and the field types and names. The remaining file is the record content.

### Usage

The main entry point is the `(parse-dbase-file input-file)` function.

```
(def dbase-data (parse-dbase-file (clojure.java.io/file input-file)))
```

The returned data is a nested map of
```
{:header <meta informations>
 :fields <record field definitions>
 :records <the actual table data>}
```

Additionally, the field definition can be attatched to the record data.

```
(-> (java.io.file. input-file)
    (parse-dbase-file)
    (field-definition->records))
```
This results in the field name is also attached to the individual record
for easier handling and post-processing.