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Csv: add FillMissingColumnsWithNull option (issue #979) - #1006

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Fixes #979

Rows with fewer columns than the header used to throw a ColumnNotFoundException, which blocked processing files with trailing optional fields (the reporter's example.csv is attached to the issue).

This adds CsvConfiguration.FillMissingColumnsWithNull (default false, behavior unchanged). When enabled, rows with missing columns are padded with null values instead of throwing, both for dynamic queries (via ExpandoHelper.CreateEmptyByHeaders null padding) and for the invalid-row check.

A unit test covers both the throwing and the padded paths; the reporter's scenario was verified against the attached example.csv.

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  • New Features

    • Added an option to fill missing CSV columns with default values, preserving the expected column structure for incomplete rows.
    • Added an option to read empty CSV fields as default values, including null where applicable.
    • By default, rows with missing columns continue to raise an error.
  • Compatibility

    • The previous empty-field setting remains available as an obsolete alias.
    • The missing-column setting has been replaced with the broader default-value behavior.

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Walkthrough

The CSV reader adds FillMissingColumns and ReadEmptyFieldsAsDefault. Short rows still throw by default. Enabled configurations pad missing fields with default values. The obsolete ReadEmptyStringAsNull property forwards to the new setting.

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CSV missing-column handling

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Configuration and reader behavior
src/MiniExcel.Csv/CsvConfiguration.cs, src/MiniExcel.Csv/CsvReader.cs
Adds FillMissingColumns and ReadEmptyFieldsAsDefault. The obsolete ReadEmptyStringAsNull property forwards to the new setting. When enabled, short rows are padded with default values instead of raising ColumnNotFoundException.
Regression coverage
tests/MiniExcel.Csv.Tests/Issues/GithubIssuesTests.cs, tests/MiniExcel.Csv.Tests/Main/MiniExcelCsvAsyncTests.cs
Verifies default exceptions, optional null padding, and empty-field handling with the renamed configuration property.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ebf2a

CSV consumers can now opt into padding missing trailing fields while default validation behavior remains unchanged. The covered headered and headerless paths indicate no current merge-blocking risk.

Suggested reviewers: michelebastione

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The pull request includes an unrelated removal of the XML documentation comment for QueryAsync. The ReadEmptyFieldsAsDefault rename and compatibility property are broader API changes that are not … Restore the unrelated QueryAsync XML documentation change. Move the ReadEmptyFieldsAsDefault API rename and compatibility work to a separate pull request, or document why that change is required for issue #979.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title describes the main feature for issue #979: handling rows with missing columns. However, the final option is named FillMissingColumns, not FillMissingColumnsWithNull.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The pull request satisfies issue #979. It adds FillMissingColumns, preserves the default exception behavior when disabled, pads missing columns with default values when enabled, and adds tests for h…
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In `@src/MiniExcel.Csv/CsvReader.cs`:
- Line 74: Update the body-record creation path in CsvReader so that when
FillMissingColumnsWithNull is enabled, it iterates through headRows.Count rather
than read.Length, preserving null values for missing fields in short rows while
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aasaa444 force-pushed the fix/issue979-fill-missing-columns branch 4 times, most recently from 140de8f to 80815cd Compare September 9, 2026 15:20
Rows with fewer columns than the header used to throw
ColumnNotFoundException, which blocked processing files with
trailing optional fields. Adds a CsvConfiguration option that pads
missing columns with null instead, keeping the default behavior
unchanged.
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74-74: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Pad headerless dynamic records when the option is enabled.

When hasHeaderRow is false, the first row defines synthetic columns. A later short row skips the exception at Line 74, but the body path creates keys only through read.Length. The missing synthetic keys are absent instead of null.

Create the body record with headRows.Count when FillMissingColumnsWithNull is enabled.

Proposed fix
- var cell = ExpandoHelper.CreateEmptyByIndices(read.Length - 1, 0);
+ var cell = ExpandoHelper.CreateEmptyByIndices(
+     (_config.FillMissingColumnsWithNull ? headRows.Count : read.Length) - 1,
+     0);
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In `@src/MiniExcel.Csv/CsvReader.cs` at line 74, Update the headerless
dynamic-record body path to create records with headRows.Count keys when
FillMissingColumnsWithNull is enabled, so short rows include the missing
synthetic columns with null values; preserve the existing read.Length behavior
when the option is disabled.
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In `@src/MiniExcel.Csv/CsvReader.cs`:
- Line 74: Update the headerless dynamic-record body path to create records with
headRows.Count keys when FillMissingColumnsWithNull is enabled, so short rows
include the missing synthetic columns with null values; preserve the existing
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- Simplified new property `FillMissingColumnsWithNull`'s name to `FillMissingColumns` (when the query is mapped to a strong type the default value will not necessarily be null)
- Added condition to `CsvReader.QueryAsync` to make sure, when the `FillMissingColumns` is set to true, that columns are also filled when the header is not explicit
- Added a test for the aferomentioned case and cleaned up the other test
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[BUG] - Csv read error: Column 32 not found in Row 2

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