wildcard-utils

A small, flow-covered, zero-dependency package to work with wildcard (*) values by matching, searching, and filtering values that match a given wildcard pattern.

Values can be string, Array<string>, Set<string>, { [key: string]: any }. Support for Map is also planned in the future.

Reverse filtering is also available to search the above types as patterns instead of as matches (see examples).

BROWSER COMPATIBLE!

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Installation

yarn add wildcard-utils

or

npm install --save wildcard-utils

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Flow Coverage

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We strongly recommend you look over the types in the source. This will give you an idea of how the various pieces of the package work.

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Examples

This package provides extreme flexibility for searching values for wildcard matches. While the example below is simple, you are encouraged to take a look at the examples folders for examples of the more advanced functionality that is available.

Simple String Example

A simple example using simple string matching against a given wildcard pattern.

import { Wildcard } from 'wildcard-utils';

const system_wildcard = new Wildcard().case(false).pattern('system*');

const isSystemType = type => system_wildcard.match(type);

isSystemType('SYSTEM_OFFLINE');
// true

isSystemType('NETWORK_OFFLINE');
// false

More Examples

More examples can be seen and tested by checking out the examples folders

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Exports

There are two ways you can use this package. If you simply wish to use the simplistic pattern generator that is used to build the RegExp values, you can import from wildcard-utils/to-pattern. For the full-featured version, import the Wildcard class directly.

Common Flow Types

export type Wildcard$RegExpFlags = $CharSet<'gimsuy'>;

export type Wildcard$ToPatternTypes =
  | string
  | Array<string>
  | Set<string>
  | { [key: string]: * };

export type Wildcard$Config = {
  logic: 'and' | 'or',
  flags: Wildcard$RegExpFlags,
};

RegExp Generator

declare function toWildcardPattern(
  patterns: Wildcard$ToPatternTypes,
  config?: $Shape<Wildcard$Config>,
): RegExp;

import toWildcardPattern from 'wildcard-utils/to-pattern';

const pattern = toWildcardPattern(['ONE*TWO*THREE', 'FOUR*FIVE*SIX'], {
  logic: 'or',
  flags: 'i',
});

Wildcard Class

import Wildcard from 'wildcard-utils';
const WC = new Wildcard();

WC.case(false)
  .logic('or')
  .pattern(['foo*', 'bar*', 'baz*qux']);

.pattern()

(pattern: Wildcard$ToPatternTypes, force?: boolean) => Wildcard;

.match()

(data: Wildcard$ToPatternTypes, pattern?: RegExp | Wildcard$ToPatternTypes) =>
  boolean;

.filter()

(data: Wildcard$ToPatternTypes, nomatch: mixed = undefined) =>
  $Matched_DATA_Subset | nomatch;

.search()

This is a reverse filter where the pattern is searched instead of the data

(data: Wildcard$ToPatternTypes, nomatch: mixed = undefined) =>
  $Matched_PATTERN_Subset | nomatch;

.has()

Checks if a Wildcard is present in the given pattern value. If no argument is provided, it checks the last provided value to .pattern().

(pattern?: Wildcard$ToPatternTypes) => boolean;

.logic()

(logic: 'and' | 'or', compile?: boolean) => Wildcard;

.case()

(match: boolean, compile?: boolean) => Wildcard;

.flags()

(flags: Wildcard$RegExpFlags, compile?: boolean) => Wildcard;

.reset()

() => Wildcard;

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