serialize-query-params

What is serialize-query-params?

The serialize-query-params npm package is a utility for serializing and deserializing URL query parameters in JavaScript. It provides a simple and consistent way to handle query parameters, making it easier to work with URLs in web applications.

What are serialize-query-params's main functionalities?

Serialize Query Parameters

This feature allows you to convert an object of query parameters into a query string. The `stringify` function takes an object and returns a URL-encoded string.

const { stringify } = require('serialize-query-params');
const queryParams = { name: 'John', age: 30 };
const queryString = stringify(queryParams);
console.log(queryString); // Output: 'name=John&age=30'

Deserialize Query Parameters

This feature allows you to convert a query string back into an object. The `parse` function takes a URL-encoded string and returns an object representing the query parameters.

const { parse } = require('serialize-query-params');
const queryString = 'name=John&age=30';
const queryParams = parse(queryString);
console.log(queryParams); // Output: { name: 'John', age: 30 }

Custom Parameter Serialization

This feature allows you to customize the serialization of query parameters. For example, you can specify how arrays should be formatted in the query string.

const { stringify } = require('serialize-query-params');
const queryParams = { name: 'John', age: 30, tags: ['developer', 'blogger'] };
const queryString = stringify(queryParams, { arrayFormat: 'comma' });
console.log(queryString); // Output: 'name=John&age=30&tags=developer,blogger'

Other packages similar to serialize-query-params

qs

The `qs` package is a query string parser and stringifier with support for nested objects, arrays, and other advanced features. It is more feature-rich compared to serialize-query-params, offering more customization options for parsing and stringifying query parameters.

query-string

The `query-string` package provides methods for parsing and stringifying URL query strings. It is similar to serialize-query-params but offers additional features like sorting keys and handling arrays and nested objects more gracefully.

url-search-params

The `url-search-params` package is a polyfill for the URLSearchParams API, which provides methods to work with the query string of a URL. It is a more modern approach and is built into modern browsers, making it a good alternative for environments that support it.

README

serialize-query-params

A library for simplifying encoding and decoding URL query parameters.

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Installation | API | useQueryParams

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Used in React with use-query-params.

Installation

Using npm:

$ npm install --save serialize-query-params query-string

Note: There is a peer dependency on query-string. For IE11 support, use v5.1.1, otherwise use v6.

API

• Param Types
• decodeQueryParams
• encodeQueryParams
• updateLocation
• updateLocationIn
• Type Definitions
• Serialization Utility Functions

Param Types

See all param definitions here. You can define your own parameter types by creating an object with an encode and a decode function. See the existing definitions for examples.

Note that all null and empty values are typically treated as follows:

value	encoding
null	?foo
""	?foo=
undefined	? (removed from URL)

Examples in this table assume query parameter named qp.

Param	Type	Example Decoded	Example Encoded
StringParam	string	'foo'	?qp=foo
NumberParam	number	123	?qp=123
ObjectParam	{ key: string }	{ foo: 'bar', baz: 'zzz' }	?qp=foo-bar_baz-zzz
ArrayParam	string[]	['a','b','c']	?qp=a&qp=b&qp=c
JsonParam	any	{ foo: 'bar' }	?qp=%7B%22foo%22%3A%22bar%22%7D
DateParam	Date	Date(2019, 2, 1)	?qp=2019-03-01
DateTimeParam	Date	Date(2019, 2, 1)	?qp=2019-02-28T22:00:00.000Z
BooleanParam	boolean	true	?qp=1
NumericObjectParam	{ key: number }	{ foo: 1, bar: 2 }	?qp=foo-1_bar-2
DelimitedArrayParam	string[]	['a','b','c']	?qp=a_b_c'
DelimitedNumericArrayParam	number[]	[1, 2, 3]	?qp=1_2_3'

Setting a default value

If you'd like to have a default value, you can wrap your param with withDefault():

import { withDefault, ArrayParam } from 'serialize-query-params';

// by default, nulls are converted to defaults
const NeverNullArrayParam = withDefault(ArrayParam, []);

// if you don't want nulls to be included, pass false as a third arg
const NeverUndefinedArrayParam = withDefault(ArrayParam, [], false);

Example with Custom Param

You can define your own params if the ones shipped with this package don't work for you. There are included serialization utility functions to make this easier, but you can use whatever you like.

import {
  encodeDelimitedArray,
  decodeDelimitedArray
} from 'serialize-query-params';

/** Uses a comma to delimit entries. e.g. ['a', 'b'] => qp?=a,b */
const CommaArrayParam = {
  encode: (array: string[] | null | undefined): string | undefined => 
    encodeDelimitedArray(array, ','),

  decode: (arrayStr: string | string[] | null | undefined): string[] | undefined => 
    decodeDelimitedArray(arrayStr, ',')
};

decodeQueryParams

decodeQueryParams<QPCMap extends QueryParamConfigMap>(
  paramConfigMap: QPCMap,
  encodedQuery: Partial<EncodedValueMap<QPCMap>>
): Partial<DecodedValueMap<QPCMap>>

Convert the values in query from strings to their natural types via the decode functions configured in paramConfigMap.

Example

import {
  stringify,
  decodeQueryParams,
  NumberParam,
  DelimitedArrayParam
} from 'serialize-query-params';

// encode each parameter according to the configuration
const decodedQuery = decodeQueryParams(
  { foo: NumberParam, bar: DelimitedArrayParam },
  { foo: '123', bar: 'a_b' }
);
// produces: { foo: 123, bar: ['a', 'b'] }

encodeQueryParams

encodeQueryParams<QPCMap extends QueryParamConfigMap>(
  paramConfigMap: QPCMap,
  query: Partial<DecodedValueMap<QPCMap>>
): Partial<EncodedValueMap<QPCMap>>

Convert the values in query to strings via the encode functions configured in paramConfigMap. This can be useful for constructing links using decoded query parameters.

Example

import {
  encodeQueryParams,
  DelimitedArrayParam,
  NumberParam,
} from 'serialize-query-params';
import { stringify } from 'query-string';

// encode each parameter according to the configuration
const encodedQuery = encodeQueryParams(
  { foo: NumberParam, bar: DelimitedArrayParam },
  { foo: 123, bar: ['a', 'b'] }
);
// produces: { foo: '123', bar: 'a_b' }

const link = `/?${stringify(encodedQuery)}`;

updateLocation

export function updateLocation(
  encodedQuery: EncodedQuery,
  location: Location
): Location {

Updates a location object to have a new query string (the search field) based on the encoded query parameters passed in via encodedQuery. Parameters not specified in encodedQuery will be dropped from the URL.

Example

import { updateLocation } from 'serialize-query-params';

// location has search: ?foo=123&bar=abc
const newLocation = updateLocation({ foo: '555' }, location);

// newLocation has search: ?foo=555
// note that unspecified query parameters (bar in this case) are not retained.

updateInLocation

export function updateInLocation(
  encodedQueryReplacements: EncodedQuery,
  location: Location
): Location {

Updates a location object to have a new query string (the search field) based on the encoded query parameters passed in via encodedQueryReplacements. Only parameters specified in encodedQueryReplacements are affected by this update, all other parameters are retained.

Example

import { updateInLocation } from 'serialize-query-params';

// location has search: ?foo=123&bar=abc
const newLocation = updateLocation({ foo: '555' }, location);

// newLocation has search: ?foo=555&bar=abc
// note that unspecified query parameters (bar in this case) are retained.

Development

Run the typescript compiler in watch mode:

npm run dev