Interesting, I was looking into doing something similar when I wrote jquery-csv. Have you considered including the YAML metadata directly in the CSV file using

Interesting, I was looking into doing something similar when I wrote jquery-csv. Have you considered including the YAML metadata directly in the CSV file using front-matter? That would make the data + schema more portable/reusable. Also, keep an eye on the WHATWG. They recently formed a working group specifically focused on CSV. Looks like they're working to add CSV support as a web standard including inline validation. http://www.w3.org/2013/csvw/wiki/Main_Page http://www.w3.org/2013/csvw/wiki/Main_Page