url-regex

What is url-regex?

The url-regex npm package is a utility for matching URLs in strings using regular expressions. It can be used to find and extract URLs from text, validate URLs, and more.

What are url-regex's main functionalities?

Match URLs in a string

This feature allows you to find and extract all URLs present in a given string.

const urlRegex = require('url-regex');
const text = 'Check out this link: https://example.com and this one: http://example.org';
const urls = text.match(urlRegex());
console.log(urls); // ['https://example.com', 'http://example.org']

Validate a URL

This feature allows you to validate if a given string is a valid URL.

const urlRegex = require('url-regex');
const isValidUrl = urlRegex({ exact: true }).test('https://example.com');
console.log(isValidUrl); // true

Match URLs with specific protocols

This feature allows you to match URLs with specific protocols, such as 'https' or 'ftp'.

const urlRegex = require('url-regex');
const text = 'Visit our site at https://example.com or our FTP server at ftp://example.org';
const urls = text.match(urlRegex({ protocols: ['https'] }));
console.log(urls); // ['https://example.com']

Other packages similar to url-regex

linkify-it

linkify-it is a fast and lightweight library for finding and converting URLs in plain text into clickable links. It offers more customization options compared to url-regex, such as handling different types of links (e.g., email addresses) and providing hooks for custom link processing.

url-pattern

url-pattern is a utility for matching URLs against patterns. It is more focused on URL routing and matching specific URL structures, making it useful for applications like client-side routing in single-page applications. It offers more flexibility in defining and matching complex URL patterns compared to url-regex.

valid-url

valid-url is a simple utility for validating URLs. It provides functions to check if a URL is valid, if it is a web URL, or if it is an HTTP/HTTPS URL. It is more focused on validation rather than extraction, making it a good choice for scenarios where URL validation is the primary requirement.

README

url-regex

Regular expression for matching URLs

Based on this gist by Diego Perini.

Install

$ npm install --save url-regex

Usage

var urlRegex = require('url-regex');

urlRegex().test('github.com foo bar');
//=> true

urlRegex({exact: true}).test('github.com foo bar');
//=> false

urlRegex({exact: true}).test('github.com');
//=> true

'foo github.com bar google.com'.match(urlRegex());
//=> ['github.com', 'google.com']

API

urlRegex(options)

Returns a regex for matching URLs.

options.exact

Type: boolean
Default: false (Matches any URL in a string)

Only match an exact string.
Useful with RegExp#test to check if a string is a URL.

License

MIT © Kevin Mårtensson and Diego Perini