path-to-regex

path-to-regex

Turn a path string such as /user/:id or /user/:id(\d+) into a regular expression

Installation

npm install path-to-regex --save

Usage

var pathToRegex = require('path-to-regex');

var matcher = new pathToRegex(path_template, options?);

• path_template A string or a regular expression.
• options
  • case When true the regexp will be case sensitive. (default: true)
  • splitters The chars list for splited patch string. (default: '/')
  • escapeChars The chars list for escaped. (default: '/')
  • fromStart When true the regexp will match from the beginning of the string. (default: true)
  • toEnd When true the regexp will match to the end of the string. (default: true)

var pathToRegex = require('path-to-regex');

var matcher = new pathToRegex('/foo/:bar');
// matcher.regexp = /^\/foo\/(?<bar>[^\/]+?)$/
// matcher.keys = [{key:'bar',pattern:'[^\\/]+?'}]

var result = matcher.match('/foo/12345');
// result = { bar: '12345' }

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