Google Sheet - Split Cell contents into rows and columns - google-apps-script

Question

Linked Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j2P2V0SCiE7QtK7kdCorpLfYQPFRghKMw4tuCYbqce0/edit?usp=sharing
I have a form that outputs all products and quantities into one cell:
"Product: NF900XC, Quantity: 3
Product: NF900, Quantity: 2
Product: N1930CB, Quantity: 2
Product: N2120, Quantity: 1
Product: NLPCR200, Quantity: 2
Product: N272, Quantity: 2"
I need each Product and Quantity on their own Line with its corresponding associated data collection.
I would like the contents (column O) split into their respective columns:
**Product** : **Quantity**
NF900 : 2
N1930CB : 2
N2120 : 1
NLPCR200: 2
N272 : 2
I have used SPLIT(text, delimiter, [split_around_each_character]) command for First Name Last Name but am unsure how to parse the rest of the text into their rows and columns in this situation.
I will also be functionally copying rows with the timestamp in
column A
Submission Date
that correspond to the Products:Quantity in cell O
I hope this makes sense.

Answer 1

Here is some code that I've tested and it works. The code removes all the words "Product: ", and replaces them with a comma. Then the code does something similar with the string "Quantity: ", replacing it with an empty string. Next it creates an array, and converts the array to a two dimensional array, so that the rows and columns can be written all in one action.
function convertData() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sh = ss.getSheetByName('Form Submission');
var data = sh.getRange("O2").getValue();
//Logger.log(data);
var firstProductRemoved = data.replace("Product: ", "");
//Logger.log(firstProductRemoved);
var allProductReplacedWithComma = firstProductRemoved.replace(/Product: /g,",");
//Logger.log(allProductReplacedWithComma);
var allQuantityReplacedWithNothing = allProductReplacedWithComma.replace(/Quantity: /g,"");
//Logger.log(allQuantityReplacedWithNothing);
var dataAsArray = allQuantityReplacedWithNothing.split(",");
var outerArray = [], innerArray = [];
var i=0;
for (i=0;i<dataAsArray.length;i+=2) {
innerArray = []; //reset every loop
innerArray.push(dataAsArray[i]);
innerArray.push(dataAsArray[i+1]);
outerArray.push(innerArray);
};
//Logger.log(outerArray);
var orderItemsSh = ss.getSheetByName('Order Items');
orderItemsSh.getRange(orderItemsSh.getLastRow()+1, 15,outerArray.length, 2).setValues(outerArray);
};

Answer 2

You might be interested in a more general solution, rather than one that needs to rely on knowing the specific phrased in the input strings.
This kvStringToArray() function will return an array that can be written directly to a spreadsheet use Range.setvalues(). It's pure JavaScript, so it can also be used outside of the Google Apps Script environment.
A RegExp is used to successively identify key:value pairs in the input data, and the function assumes that there are "rows" of information that can be identified by repeats of already-discovered "keys".
var formInput = "Product: NF900XC, Quantity: 3 Product: NF900, Quantity: 2 Product: N1930CB, Quantity: 2 Product: N2120, Quantity: 1 Product: NLPCR200, Quantity: 2 Product: N272, Quantity: 2";
snippet.log(
JSON.stringify(
kvStringToArray(formInput)));
/**
* Convert a given string of key:value pairs into a two-dimensional
* array, with keys as headers, and "items" as rows.
* From: http://stackoverflow.com/a/34847199/1677912
*
* #param {string} str A string containing key:value pairs.
*
* #returns {string[][]} A two-dimensional array of strings.
*/
function kvStringToArray( str ) {
var re = /\s*(\w*?)\s*:\s*([^,\s]*)/g, // See https://regex101.com/r/kM7gY1/1
arr, // array to capture key:value pairs
data = [], // array to return table
row = [], // array for building table rows
headers = []; // array of unique keys, for table header
// Use a RegEx to identify individual key:value pairs
while ((arr = re.exec(str)) !== null) {
var key = arr[1]; // $1 matches key
var value = arr[2]; // $2 matches value
// Check if we should start a new row
if (headers.indexOf(key) == 0) {
data.push(row);
row = [];
}
// Save this value in row
row.push(value);
// If this is the first time we've seen this key, add it to headers.
if (headers.indexOf(key) == -1) headers.push(key);
}
data.push(row); // save last row
data.unshift(headers); // add headers
return data;
}
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