Storage: show .csv files as a table #44

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2026-10-06T05:34:11Z

twisla commented

2026-10-06 05:34:11 +00:00

Idea

Open a .csv file as a table with aligned columns and a header row that stays in place, instead of as raw text.

Why

The Wi-Fi scan Logs (/wifi/scans/*.csv) are the CSV files the firmware writes: network name, address, channel, signal, security. As text on a 40-column screen the lines wrap and the columns don't line up (F1, Q134 shows them as text).

What's known

The text viewer reads from the card as you scroll; a table needs the same, plus column widths, which means a first pass over the file or widths taken from the first screenful.
The screen holds about 40 characters: a five-column scan line needs horizontal scrolling or a choice of columns.
CSV quoting (commas and quotes inside a field) has to be parsed properly: network names contain anything. lib/wifi/src/scan_log.cpp writes these files and knows its own quoting.

Questions

A general CSV viewer, or one that knows the scan Log's columns?
Horizontal scrolling by column, or by character?
Sorting by a column (signal, channel)?

## Idea Open a `.csv` file as a table with aligned columns and a header row that stays in place, instead of as raw text. ## Why The Wi-Fi scan Logs (`/wifi/scans/*.csv`) are the CSV files the firmware writes: network name, address, channel, signal, security. As text on a 40-column screen the lines wrap and the columns don't line up (F1, Q134 shows them as text). ## What's known - The text viewer reads from the card as you scroll; a table needs the same, plus column widths, which means a first pass over the file or widths taken from the first screenful. - The screen holds about 40 characters: a five-column scan line needs horizontal scrolling or a choice of columns. - CSV quoting (commas and quotes inside a field) has to be parsed properly: network names contain anything. `lib/wifi/src/scan_log.cpp` writes these files and knows its own quoting. ## Questions 1. A general CSV viewer, or one that knows the scan Log's columns? 2. Horizontal scrolling by column, or by character? 3. Sorting by a column (signal, channel)? ## Related `docs/milestones/F1.md` (Q134, Q139), `lib/wifi/src/scan_log.cpp`, #3.

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