unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript

What is unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript?

The unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript npm package provides a comprehensive list of canonical Unicode property names as defined in the ECMAScript specification. This package is particularly useful for developers working with internationalization, regular expressions, and any functionality that requires manipulation or recognition of Unicode characters based on their properties.

What are unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript's main functionalities?

Retrieving Canonical Unicode Property Names

This feature allows developers to check if a given property name is a canonical Unicode property name according to the ECMAScript specification. The code sample demonstrates how to check if certain strings are recognized canonical property names.

"use strict";
const unicodeProps = require('unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript');
console.log(unicodeProps.includes('ASCII')); // false
console.log(unicodeProps.includes('General_Category')); // true

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README

unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript

unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript exports the set of canonical Unicode property names that are supported in ECMAScript RegExp property escapes.

Installation

To use unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript, install it as a dependency via npm:

$ npm install unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript

Then, require it:

const properties = require('unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript');

Example

properties.has('ID_Start');
// → true
properties.has('IDS');
// → false

For maintainers

How to publish a new release

1. On the main branch, bump the version number in package.json:

   npm version patch -m 'Release v%s'
   

   Instead of patch, use minor or major as needed.

   Note that this produces a Git commit + tag.

2. Push the release commit and tag:

   git push && git push --tags
   

   Our CI then automatically publishes the new release to npm.

Author

Mathias Bynens

License

unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript is available under the MIT license.