dashify

What is dashify?

The dashify npm package is a utility that converts a string with spaces or camelCase into a dash-separated string. This is particularly useful for creating URL slugs, CSS class names, or other identifiers that require a specific format.

What are dashify's main functionalities?

Convert camelCase to dash-case

This feature allows you to convert a camelCase string into a dash-separated string. This is useful for transforming variable names or other identifiers into a format suitable for URLs or CSS class names.

const dashify = require('dashify');
const result = dashify('camelCaseString');
console.log(result); // Output: camel-case-string

Convert space-separated string to dash-case

This feature allows you to convert a space-separated string into a dash-separated string. This is useful for creating URL slugs or other identifiers from user input or other sources.

const dashify = require('dashify');
const result = dashify('space separated string');
console.log(result); // Output: space-separated-string

Convert mixed case and space-separated string to dash-case

This feature allows you to convert a string that contains both camelCase and spaces into a dash-separated string. This is useful for normalizing various types of input into a consistent format.

const dashify = require('dashify');
const result = dashify('MixedCase and space separated');
console.log(result); // Output: mixed-case-and-space-separated

Other packages similar to dashify

slugify

The slugify package converts strings into URL-friendly slugs. It offers more customization options compared to dashify, such as handling special characters and providing options for different separator characters.

kebab-case

The kebab-case package converts camelCase or space-separated strings into kebab-case (dash-separated) strings. It is similar to dashify but focuses specifically on converting to kebab-case.

lodash.kebabcase

The lodash.kebabcase function from the lodash library converts strings to kebab-case. It is part of the larger lodash utility library, which offers a wide range of functions for manipulating and working with data.

README

dashify

Convert a camelcase or space-separated string to a dash-separated string.

I'm using this for converting object keys to dash-case. Most slugify libs are too heavy for this, so I made this as a fast and light alternative.

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install dashify --save

Usage

var dashify = require('dashify');

dashify('fooBar');
//=> 'foo-bar'
dashify('fooBarBaz');
//=> 'foo-bar-baz'
dashify('foo bar');
//=> 'foo-bar'
dashify('foo barBaz');
//=> 'foo-bar-baz'
dashify('foo barBaz quux');
//=> 'foo-bar-baz-quux'

Related projects

Some other awesome string libs:

• pascalcase: Convert a string to pascal-case. | homepage
• romanize: Convert arabic numbers to roman numerals (useful for books, outlines, documentation, slide decks, etc) | homepage
• word-wrap: Wrap words to a specified length. | homepage
• wordcount: Count the words in a string. Support for english, CJK and Cyrillic. | homepage

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm install -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

If this project doesn't do what you need, please let us know!

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2015-2016, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT license.

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