digger-utils v3.1.1
digger-utils
Small utils library shared between the digger.io and digger libraries
install
as a node module:
$ npm install digger-utils
or in the browser using browserify
methods
diggerid
returns a compact uuid using hat
var utils = require('digger-utils');
var id = utils.diggerid();
// id = 95a4bdcc8dc1c7a16da87da7c4b07c38
littleid
returns a random string of (chars) length
var utils = require('digger-utils');
var id = utils.littleid();
// id = d0cd49
isdiggerid
A naive test to see if a string is a digger id (by checking the length - needs work)
escapeRegexp
parses a string so it will match literally in a regular expression
var utils = require('digger-utils');
var match = '{[]}'; // this will not match as a RegExp
var escaped = utils.escapeRegexp(match);
// escaped = \{\[\]\}
json_request
returns a pure javascript object representing the passed HTTP req
var utils = require('digger-utils');
// GET /apples.html
app.use(function(req, res, next){
var json = utils.json_request(req);
/*
{
method:'get',
url:'/apples.html'
}
*/
})
isArray
Returns true is the passed argument is actually an array
toArray
Converts the given argument into an array (useful for 'arguments')
is_object_empty
Returns true if the given object has no keys
strip_private_fields
Removes any field starting with an '_' from the given object
extend
uses the extend module so we can deep extend objects
combine_tree_results
takes a list of containers and appends ones that find their parent in the list
var flat_list_of_containers = [...];
var tree_of_containers = utils.combine_tree_results(flat_list_of_containers);
inherits
A copy of node utils.inherits for inheriting classes
is_server
Returns true if running on node.js - false if on the browser
moduleloader
Takes 2 module names - one for node.js and one for the browser and requires the correct one
licence
MIT
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago