filename-regex

What is filename-regex?

The filename-regex npm package is used to match the filename part of a file path. It provides a simple regular expression for extracting filenames from paths, which can be useful in various file manipulation and validation tasks.

What are filename-regex's main functionalities?

Extract Filename from Path

This feature allows you to extract the filename from a given file path using a regular expression.

const filenameRegex = require('filename-regex');
const path = '/path/to/file.txt';
const match = path.match(filenameRegex());
console.log(match[0]); // Output: 'file.txt'

Validate Filename

This feature allows you to validate if a given string is a valid filename using the regular expression provided by the package.

const filenameRegex = require('filename-regex');
const filename = 'file.txt';
const isValid = filenameRegex().test(filename);
console.log(isValid); // Output: true

Other packages similar to filename-regex

path

The 'path' module is a built-in Node.js module that provides utilities for working with file and directory paths. It includes methods like path.basename() to extract the filename from a path. Unlike filename-regex, it does not use regular expressions but provides a more comprehensive set of path manipulation utilities.

glob

The 'glob' package is used for matching files using patterns. It provides a more powerful and flexible way to find files based on patterns, including filenames. While filename-regex focuses on extracting filenames using a regex, glob can be used to search for files matching complex patterns in directories.

micromatch

The 'micromatch' package is a powerful globbing library that supports advanced matching features. It can be used to match filenames and paths using glob patterns. Compared to filename-regex, micromatch offers more advanced pattern matching capabilities and is suitable for more complex use cases.

README

filename-regex

Regular expression for matching file names, with or without extension.

Install with npm

npm i filename-regex --save

Usage

The regex is returned as a function.

var regex = require('filename-regex');

var match = 'abc/xyz.md'.match(regex());
//=> match[0] = 'xyz.md'
//=> match[1] = 'xyz'
//=> match[2] = '.md'

var match = 'abc/xyz'.match(regex());
//=> match[0] = 'xyz'
//=> match[1] = 'xyz'
//=> match[2] = ''

var match = 'abc/.gitignore'.match(regex());
//=> match[0] = '.gitignore'
//=> match[1] = ''
//=> match[2] = '.gitignore'

Run tests

Install dev dependencies:

node i -d && mocha

Contributing

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

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/regexps
• twitter/regexps

License

Copyright (c) 2014 Jon Schlinkert
Released under the MIT license

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