regex-parser

What is regex-parser?

The regex-parser npm package is a utility for parsing regular expressions from strings in JavaScript. It allows developers to dynamically create regular expression objects from string inputs, which can be useful in scenarios where regular expressions need to be constructed at runtime based on user input or other dynamic data sources.

What are regex-parser's main functionalities?

Parsing regular expressions from strings

This feature allows the parsing of regular expressions from string format into RegExp objects. The example demonstrates creating a RegExp object for a case-insensitive match of the word 'hello' and testing it against a sample string.

const regexParser = require('regex-parser');

// Parse a regular expression from a string
const regex = regexParser('/hello/i');

// Use the parsed regex to test strings
console.log(regex.test('Hello world')); // true

Other packages similar to regex-parser

regex

The 'regex' package provides similar functionalities for handling regular expressions in JavaScript. It offers more comprehensive features for building, testing, and modifying regular expressions compared to regex-parser, which primarily focuses on parsing.

safe-regex

The 'safe-regex' package is designed to check if a regular expression is safe and not susceptible to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) attacks. While it does not provide direct parsing capabilities like regex-parser, it complements its functionality by ensuring the safety of regex patterns.

README

regex-parser

A module that parses a string as regular expression and returns the parsed value.

:cloud: Installation

# Using npm
npm install --save regex-parser

# Using yarn
yarn add regex-parser

:clipboard: Example

// Dependencies
var RegexParser = require("regex-parser");

console.log(RegexParser("/^hi$/g"));
// => /^hi$/g

:question: Get Help

There are few ways to get help:

• Please post questions on Stack Overflow. You can open issues with questions, as long you add a link to your Stack Overflow question.
• For bug reports and feature requests, open issues. :bug:
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:memo: Documentation

RegexParser(input)

Parses a string input.

Params

• String input: The string input that should be parsed as regular expression.

Return

• RegExp The parsed regular expression.

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