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- [About](#about)
- [General](#general)
- [Numeric formatters](#numeric-formatters)
- [Casing](#casing)
- [Slugify](#slugify)
- [ANSI](#ansi)
- [Word wrapping](#word-wrapping)
- [Padding / wrapping](#padding--wrapping)
- [Indentation](#indentation)
- [Char range presets / lookup tables](#char-range-presets--lookup-tables)
- [Units](#units)
- [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
- [Status](#status)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Dependencies](#dependencies)
- [Usage examples](#usage-examples)
- [API](#api)
- [Basic usage examples](#basic-usage-examples)
- [Authors](#authors)
- [License](#license)
## About
Various (~100) string formatting, word wrapping & utility functions, some
higher-order, some memoized.
Partially based on Clojure version of [thi.ng/strf](http://thi.ng/strf).
### General
- `defFormat` / `format`
- `interpolate` / `interpolateKeys`
- `escape` / `unescape`
- `join` / `splice` / `split`
- `repeat`
- `stringify`
### Numeric formatters
- `currency` / `chf` / `eur` / `gpb` / `usd` / `yen`
- `radix`
- `int` / `intLocale`
- `float` / `floatFixedWidth`
- `maybeParseFloat` / `maybeParseInt`
- `percent`
- `uuid`
- `vector`
- `B8` / `B16` / `B32` - fixed size binary formatters
- `U8` / `U16` / `U24` / `U32` / `U64` - fixed size hex formatters
- `Z2` / `Z3` / `Z4` - fixed sized zero padded number formatters
### Casing
- `lower` / `upper` / `capitalize`
- `camel` / `kebab` / `snake` / `upperSnake`
### Slugify
- `slugify` / `slugifyGH`
### ANSI
- `isAnsi` / `isAnsiEnd` / `isAnsiStart`
- `stripAnsi`
- `lengthAnsi`
### Word wrapping
- `wordWrap` / `wordWrapLine` / `wordWrapLines`
- `SPLIT_PLAIN` / `SPLIT_ANSI`
### Padding / wrapping
- `center`
- `padLeft` / `padRight`
- `truncate` / `truncateLeft` / `truncateRight`
- `trim`
- `wrap`
### Indentation
- `spacesToTabs` / `spacesToTabsLine`
- `tabsToSpaces` / `tabsToSpacesLine`
### Char range presets / lookup tables
- `charRange`
- `ALPHA` / `ALPHA_NUM` / `DIGITS` / `LOWER` / `UPPER` / `HEX`
- `BOM` / `ESCAPES` / `ESCAPES_REV`
- `WS` / `PUNCTUATION`
### Units
- `units`
- `bits` / `bytes`
- `grams`
- `meters`
- `seconds`
- `ruler` / `grid`
### Miscellaneous
- `hstr` - [Hollerith strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollerith_constant)
- `computeCursorPos`
## Status
**STABLE** - used in production
[Search or submit any issues for this package](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues?q=%5Bstrings%5D+in%3Atitle)
## Installation
```bash
yarn add @thi.ng/strings
```
ESM import:
```ts
import * as str from "@thi.ng/strings";
```
Browser ESM import:
```html
```
[JSDelivr documentation](https://www.jsdelivr.com/)
For Node.js REPL:
```js
const str = await import("@thi.ng/strings");
```
Package sizes (brotli'd, pre-treeshake): ESM: 5.51 KB
## Dependencies
- [@thi.ng/api](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/packages/api)
- [@thi.ng/errors](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/packages/errors)
- [@thi.ng/hex](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/packages/hex)
- [@thi.ng/memoize](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/packages/memoize)
Note: @thi.ng/api is in _most_ cases a type-only import (not used at runtime)
## Usage examples
Eight projects in this repo's
[/examples](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples)
directory are using this package:
| Screenshot | Description | Live demo | Source |
|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 
| ASCII art raymarching with thi.ng/shader-ast & thi.ng/text-canvas | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/ascii-raymarch/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/ascii-raymarch) |
| 
| Large ASCII font text generator using @thi.ng/rdom | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/big-font/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/big-font) |
| 
| Basic crypto-currency candle chart with multiple moving averages plots | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/crypto-chart/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/crypto-chart) |
| | Basic SPA example with atom-based UI router | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/login-form/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/login-form) |
| 
| Mastodon API feed reader with support for different media types, fullscreen media modal, HTML rewriting | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/mastodon-feed/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/mastodon-feed) |
| 
| Generative audio synth offline renderer and WAV file export | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/render-audio/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/render-audio) |
| 
| rstream based spreadsheet w/ S-expression formula DSL | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/rstream-spreadsheet/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/rstream-spreadsheet) |
| 
| XML/HTML/SVG to hiccup/JS conversion | [Demo](https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/xml-converter/) | [Source](https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/tree/develop/examples/xml-converter) |
## API
[Generated API docs](https://docs.thi.ng/umbrella/strings/)
### Basic usage examples
```ts
import { defFormat, float, percent } from "@thi.ng/strings";
// create a custom string formatter
const fmt = defFormat([
"Price: ",
{ usd: "$", gbp: "£", eur: "€" },
float(2),
" (",
percent(2),
" off)"
]);
// use format
fmt("usd", 1.2345, 0.5);
// Price: $1.23 (50.00% off)
fmt("eur", 1.2345, 0.25)
// Price: €1.23 (25.00% off)
```
## Authors
- [Karsten Schmidt](https://thi.ng)
If this project contributes to an academic publication, please cite it as:
```bibtex
@misc{thing-strings,
title = "@thi.ng/strings",
author = "Karsten Schmidt",
note = "https://thi.ng/strings",
year = 2015
}
```
## License
© 2015 - 2025 Karsten Schmidt // Apache License 2.0