/**
 * Converts characters like ĖČĘĄ -> ecea, removes non letter and non number characters
 * @param str the string
 * @signature
 *    P.normalizeString(str);
 * @example
 *    P.normalizeString("Super#@! ===-0- ball %%% cup") // => super0ballcup
 * @data_first
 * @category String
 */
export function normalizeString(str: string) {
  return str
    .toLowerCase()
    .normalize('NFD')
    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
    .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/gm, '');
}