@sindresorhus/is

What is @sindresorhus/is?

The @sindresorhus/is npm package is a type-checking library that provides a variety of functions to assert the type of a given value. It can be used to check primitive types, built-in objects, and to perform environment checks.

What are @sindresorhus/is's main functionalities?

Primitive type checking

Check if a value is a string.

const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');
console.log(is.string('Hello World')); // true

Built-in object checking

Check if a value is a Promise.

const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');
console.log(is.promise(new Promise(resolve => resolve()))); // true

Environment checking

Check if the current environment is Node.js.

const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');
console.log(is.nodejs); // true or false depending on the environment

Array checking

Check if a value is an Array.

const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');
console.log(is.array([1, 2, 3])); // true

Object checking

Check if a value is an Object.

const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');
console.log(is.object({foo: 'bar'})); // true

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README

is

Type check values: is.string('🦄') //=> true

Install

$ npm install @sindresorhus/is

Usage

const is = require('@sindresorhus/is');

is('🦄');
//=> 'string'

is(new Map());
//=> 'Map'

is.number(6);
//=> true

API

is(value)

Returns the type of value.

Primitives are lowercase and object types are camelcase.

Example:

• 'undefined'
• 'null'
• 'string'
• 'symbol'
• 'Array'
• 'Function'
• 'Object'

Note: It will throw if you try to feed it object-wrapped primitives, as that's a bad practice. For example new String('foo').

is.{method}

All the below methods accept a value and returns a boolean for whether the value is of the desired type.

Primitives

.undefined(value)

.null(value)

.string(value)

.number(value)

.boolean(value)

.symbol(value)

Built-in types

.array(value)

.function(value)

.buffer(value)

.object(value)

Keep in mind that functions are objects too.

.regExp(value)

.date(value)

.error(value)

.nativePromise(value)

.promise(value)

Returns true for any object with a .then() and .catch() method. Prefer this one over .nativePromise() as you usually want to allow userland promise implementations too.

.generator(value)

Returns true for any object that implements its own .next() and .throw() methods and has a function definition for Symbol.iterator.

.generatorFunction(value)

.map(value)

.set(value)

.weakMap(value)

.weakSet(value)

Typed arrays

.int8Array(value)

.uint8Array(value)

.uint8ClampedArray(value)

.int16Array(value)

.uint16Array(value)

.int32Array(value)

.uint32Array(value)

.float32Array(value)

.float64Array(value)

Structured data

.arrayBuffer(value)

.sharedArrayBuffer(value)

.dataView(value)

Miscellaneous

.nan(value)

.nullOrUndefined(value)

.primitive(value)

JavaScript primitives are as follows: null, undefined, string, number, boolean, symbol.

.integer(value)

.plainObject(value)

An object is plain if it's created by either {}, new Object(), or Object.create(null).

.iterable(value)

.class(value)

Returns true for instances created by a ES2015 class.

.typedArray(value)

.inRange(value, range)

Check if value (number) is in the given range. The range is an array of two values, lower bound and upper bound, in no specific order.

is.inRange(3, [0, 5]);
is.inRange(3, [5, 0]);
is.inRange(0, [-2, 2]);

.inRange(value, upperBound)

Check if value (number) is in the range of 0 to upperBound.

is.inRange(3, 10);

.domElement(value)

Returns true if value is a DOM Element.

.infinite(value)

Check if value is Infinity or -Infinity.

.empty(value)

Returns true if value is falsy or an empty string, array, object, map, or set.

.any(predicate, ...values)

Returns true if any of the input values returns true in the predicate:

is.any(is.string, {}, true, '🦄');
//=> true

is.any(is.boolean, 'unicorns', [], new Map());
//=> false

.all(predicate, ...values)

Returns true if all of the input values returns true in the predicate:

is.all(is.object, {}, new Map(), new Set());
//=> true

is.all(is.string, '🦄', [], 'unicorns');
//=> false

FAQ

Why yet another type checking module?

There are hundreds of type checking modules on npm, unfortunately, I couldn't find any that fit my needs:

• Includes both type methods and ability to get the type
• Types of primitives returned as lowercase and object types as camelcase
• Covers all built-ins
• Unsurprising behavior
• Well-maintained
• Comprehensive test suite

For the ones I found, pick 3 of these.

The most common mistakes I noticed in these modules was using instanceof for type checking, forgetting that functions are objects, and omitting symbol as a primitive.

Related

• is-stream - Check if something is a Node.js stream
• is-observable - Check if a value is an Observable
• file-type - Detect the file type of a Buffer/Uint8Array
• is-ip - Check if a string is an IP address
• is-array-sorted - Check if an Array is sorted
• is-error-constructor - Check if a value is an error constructor
• is-empty-iterable - Check if an Iterable is empty
• is-blob - Check if a value is a Blob - File-like object of immutable, raw data

Created by

• Sindre Sorhus
• Giora Guttsait

License

MIT