Usage

trim("  hello "); // => 'hello'
trim("__hello__", "_"); // => 'hello'
trim("/repos/:owner/:repo/", "/"); // => 'repos/:owner/:repo'
trim("222222__hello__1111111", "12_"); // => 'hello'

Installation

CLI

npx atmx add helper trim

Manually

Copy and paste the following method into @/utils/helpers/trim.ts:

/**
* Trims all prefix and suffix characters from the given string. Like
* the builtin trim function but accepts other characters you would
* like to trim and trims multiple characters.
*
* @example
* trim('  hello ') // => 'hello'
* trim('__hello__', '_') // => 'hello'
* trim('/repos/:owner/:repo/', '/') // => 'repos/:owner/:repo'
* trim('222222__hello__1111111', '12_') // => 'hello'
*/
export function trim(
str: string | null | undefined,
charsToTrim = " ",
): string {
if (!str) {
return "";
}
const toTrim = charsToTrim.replace(/[\W]{1}/g, "\\$&");
const regex = new RegExp(`^[${toTrim}]+|[${toTrim}]+$`, "g");
return str.replace(regex, "");
}