Adding JSON lines file support to dataframes (#9291)

# Description
Provides the ability to read and write [JSON
lines](https://jsonlines.org/) files. This is accomplished by exposing
the support already in Polars.

## Opening a JSON lines file 
<img width="1668" alt="Screenshot 2023-05-25 at 5 25 30 PM"
src="https://github.com/nushell/nushell/assets/56345/3b213c3d-eea1-440a-8425-4ce4b39ab7d1">

## Saving a dataframe to a JSON lines file
<img width="848" alt="Screenshot 2023-05-25 at 5 15 57 PM"
src="https://github.com/nushell/nushell/assets/56345/56089990-e14b-4f01-b676-5abab9333d7e">

crates/nu-cmd-dataframe/src/dataframe/eager/mod.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mod take;
 mod to_arrow;
 mod to_csv;
 mod to_df;
+mod to_json_lines;
 mod to_nu;
 mod to_parquet;
 mod with_column;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ pub use take::TakeDF;
 pub use to_arrow::ToArrow;
 pub use to_csv::ToCSV;
 pub use to_df::ToDataFrame;
+pub use to_json_lines::ToJsonLines;
 pub use to_nu::ToNu;
 pub use to_parquet::ToParquet;
 pub use with_column::WithColumn;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ pub fn add_eager_decls(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet) {
         ToDataFrame,
         ToNu,
         ToParquet,
+        ToJsonLines,
         WithColumn
     );
 }

crates/nu-cmd-dataframe/src/dataframe/eager/open.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader, path::PathBuf};
 
 use polars::prelude::{
-    CsvEncoding, CsvReader, IpcReader, JsonReader, LazyCsvReader, LazyFileListReader, LazyFrame,
-    ParallelStrategy, ParquetReader, ScanArgsIpc, ScanArgsParquet, SerReader,
+    CsvEncoding, CsvReader, IpcReader, JsonFormat, JsonReader, LazyCsvReader, LazyFileListReader,
+    LazyFrame, ParallelStrategy, ParquetReader, ScanArgsIpc, ScanArgsParquet, SerReader,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Command for OpenDataFrame {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Opens CSV, JSON, arrow, or parquet file to create dataframe."
+        "Opens CSV, JSON, JSON lines, arrow, or parquet file to create dataframe."
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ fn command(
             "parquet" => from_parquet(engine_state, stack, call),
             "ipc" | "arrow" => from_ipc(engine_state, stack, call),
             "json" => from_json(engine_state, stack, call),
+            "jsonl" => from_jsonl(engine_state, stack, call),
             _ => Err(ShellError::FileNotFoundCustom(
                 format!("{msg}. Supported values: csv, tsv, parquet, ipc, arrow, json"),
                 blamed,
@@ -299,6 +300,44 @@ fn from_json(
     Ok(df.into_value(call.head))
 }
 
+fn from_jsonl(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    let infer_schema: Option<usize> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "infer-schema")?;
+    let file: Spanned<PathBuf> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+    let file = File::open(&file.item).map_err(|e| {
+        ShellError::GenericError(
+            "Error opening file".into(),
+            e.to_string(),
+            Some(file.span),
+            None,
+            Vec::new(),
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let buf_reader = BufReader::new(file);
+    let reader = JsonReader::new(buf_reader)
+        .with_json_format(JsonFormat::JsonLines)
+        .infer_schema_len(infer_schema);
+
+    let df: NuDataFrame = reader
+        .finish()
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Json lines reader error".into(),
+                format!("{e:?}"),
+                Some(call.head),
+                None,
+                Vec::new(),
+            )
+        })?
+        .into();
+
+    Ok(df.into_value(call.head))
+}
+
 fn from_csv(
     engine_state: &EngineState,
     stack: &mut Stack,

crates/nu-cmd-dataframe/src/dataframe/eager/to_json_lines.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use std::{fs::File, io::BufWriter, path::PathBuf};
+
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
+};
+use polars::prelude::{JsonWriter, SerWriter};
+
+use super::super::values::NuDataFrame;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ToJsonLines;
+
+impl Command for ToJsonLines {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "dfr to-jsonl"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Saves dataframe to a JSON lines file."
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build(self.name())
+            .required("file", SyntaxShape::Filepath, "file path to save dataframe")
+            .input_type(Type::Custom("dataframe".into()))
+            .output_type(Type::Any)
+            .category(Category::Custom("dataframe".into()))
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Saves dataframe to JSON lines file",
+            example: "[[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | dfr into-df | dfr to-jsonl test.jsonl",
+            result: None,
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        command(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+fn command(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let file_name: Spanned<PathBuf> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+    let mut df = NuDataFrame::try_from_pipeline(input, call.head)?;
+
+    let file = File::create(&file_name.item).map_err(|e| {
+        ShellError::GenericError(
+            "Error with file name".into(),
+            e.to_string(),
+            Some(file_name.span),
+            None,
+            Vec::new(),
+        )
+    })?;
+    let buf_writer = BufWriter::new(file);
+
+    JsonWriter::new(buf_writer)
+        .finish(df.as_mut())
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Error saving file".into(),
+                e.to_string(),
+                Some(file_name.span),
+                None,
+                Vec::new(),
+            )
+        })?;
+
+    let file_value = Value::String {
+        val: format!("saved {:?}", &file_name.item),
+        span: file_name.span,
+    };
+
+    Ok(PipelineData::Value(
+        Value::List {
+            vals: vec![file_value],
+            span: call.head,
+        },
+        None,
+    ))
+}