56 lines
1.5 KiB
JavaScript
56 lines
1.5 KiB
JavaScript
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/**
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* @license Apache-2.0
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*
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* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
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*
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
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* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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*
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* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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* limitations under the License.
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*/
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'use strict';
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// MODULES //
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var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-string' ).isPrimitive;
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var reRegExp = require( '@stdlib/regexp-regexp' );
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var format = require( '@stdlib/string-format' );
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// MAIN //
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/**
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* Parses a regular expression string and returns a new regular expression.
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*
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* @param {string} str - regular expression string
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* @throws {TypeError} must provide a regular expression string
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* @returns {(RegExp|null)} regular expression or null
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*
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* @example
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* var re = reFromString( '/beep/' );
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* // returns /beep/
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*/
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function reFromString( str ) {
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if ( !isString( str ) ) {
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throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Must provide a regular expression string. Value: `%s`.', str ) );
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}
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// Capture the regular expression pattern and any flags:
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str = reRegExp().exec( str );
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// Create a new regular expression:
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return ( str ) ? new RegExp( str[1], str[2] ) : null;
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}
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// EXPORTS //
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module.exports = reFromString;
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