Papa Parse CSV for React Native - ios

Question

Using PapaParse, I am trying to parse a CSV located locally on an iOS device. The sample code below is pretty straight forward except that it does not take a file path. I do have the path to the local file but I'm not sure how properly insert that in place of fileInput.files[0]. I tried using File() to create a file from the path but could not get anywhere. How can I parse a local csv, in react native using PapaParse?
Papa.parse(fileInput.files[0], {
complete: function(results) {
console.log(results);
}
});

Answer 1

Just to add to Answer above by #pnizzle.
For some reason you can access Image files as long as they are in your React Native project's directory, with a relative path from your current js file.
For CSV file I had to bundle them with my iOS project (I grouped the files in a Assets folder) then use RNFS to get the path for my MainBundleDirectory and access my .CSV files from there.
Hope this helps anyone else in a similar bind.
var mainBundlePath = RNFS.MainBundlePath;
var path = '/Assets/CSVData.csv';
Papa.parse(mainBundlePath+path, {
download: true,
delimiter: '\t',
complete: function(results) {
console.log('This is ME..');
console.log(results);
}
});

Answer 2

UPDATE: You must first import the file, just as you would a component.
import myDataset from '../path/to/myDataset.csv';
Then you will use myDataset as your file to download with Papa.parse like so...
Papa.parse(myDataset, {
download: true,
delimiter: '\t'
complete: function(results) {
console.log(results);
}
});
Specify a config value for download as true.
Delimiter should be auto-detected, as per Papa Parse documentation.