hearty-helper

hearty-helper

A comprehensive TypeScript utility library -- numbers, strings, arrays, objects, validators, and more. Your single source of utility functions.

Note: Date/time utilities live in the separate hearty-datetime-helper package.

Installation

npm install hearty-helper

Quick Start

// ESM
import { formatCurrency, chunk, deepMerge, isEmail } from 'hearty-helper'

// CommonJS
const { formatCurrency, chunk, deepMerge, isEmail } = require('hearty-helper')

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API Reference

Number Formatters

formatCurrency(num, currency?, locale?)

Formats a number as a currency string using Intl.NumberFormat.

formatCurrency(1234.56)                    // "$1,234.56"
formatCurrency(1234.56, "EUR", "de-DE")    // "1.234,56 €"

formatCompact(num)

Formats a number in compact notation.

formatCompact(1000)        // "1K"
formatCompact(1500000)     // "1.5M"
formatCompact(1000000000)  // "1B"

clamp(num, min, max)

Clamps a number between min and max.

clamp(15, 0, 10)  // 10
clamp(-5, 0, 10)  // 0

roundTo(num, decimals)

Rounds to N decimal places.

roundTo(3.14159, 2)  // 3.14

toOrdinal(num)

Converts to ordinal string.

toOrdinal(1)   // "1st"
toOrdinal(2)   // "2nd"
toOrdinal(11)  // "11th"
toOrdinal(23)  // "23rd"

isEven(num) / isOdd(num)

Check if a number is even or odd.

percentage(value, total)

Calculate percentage.

percentage(25, 200)  // 12.5

sum(numbers[]) / average(numbers[])

Sum or average an array of numbers.

sum([1, 2, 3, 4])      // 10
average([1, 2, 3, 4])   // 2.5

padNumber(num, length)

Pad with leading zeros.

padNumber(5, 3)   // "005"
padNumber(42, 5)  // "00042"

toFixedNumber(num, decimals)

Like toFixed but returns a number.

toFixedNumber(1.2345, 2)  // 1.23

inRange(num, start, end)

Check if number is within range (inclusive).

inRange(5, 1, 10)  // true

formatBytes(bytes, decimals?)

Format bytes into human-readable string.

formatBytes(1024)     // "1 KB"
formatBytes(1048576)  // "1 MB"

randomInt(min, max)

Random integer between min and max (inclusive).

randomInt(1, 10)  // e.g. 7

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Regex Validators

isEmail(str)

isEmail("test@example.com")  // true
isEmail("invalid")           // false

isURL(str)

isURL("https://example.com")  // true
isURL("not-a-url")            // false

isIPv4(str) / isIPv6(str)

isIPv4("192.168.1.1")  // true
isIPv6("::1")          // false (simplified; full form required)

isHexColor(str)

isHexColor("#fff")     // true
isHexColor("#ffffff")  // true
isHexColor("#ggg")     // false

isCreditCard(str)

Validates using the Luhn algorithm.

isCreditCard("4532015112830366")  // true

isStrongPassword(str)

Min 8 chars, uppercase, lowercase, number, special char.

isStrongPassword("Abcdef1!")  // true
isStrongPassword("weak")      // false

isUUID(str)

isUUID("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")  // true

isSlug(str)

isSlug("hello-world")  // true
isSlug("Hello World")  // false

isMACAddress(str)

isMACAddress("00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E")  // true

isLatLong(str)

isLatLong("40.7128,-74.0060")  // true

isPostalCode(str, locale?)

Supports US (default), UK, CA, DE, FR, IN, JP, AU.

isPostalCode("12345")         // true (US)
isPostalCode("SW1A 1AA", "UK")  // true
isPostalCode("500001", "IN")    // true

isPhoneNumber(str)

Basic international phone number validation.

isPhoneNumber("+14155552671")  // true

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String Utilities

isAlphanumeric(str)

isAlphanumeric("abc123")   // true
isAlphanumeric("abc@123")  // false

removeSpaces(str)

Removes all whitespace.

removeSpaces("hello world")  // "helloworld"

getRandomString(length?)

Random alphanumeric string (default length: 10).

getRandomString(8)  // e.g. "aB3xK9mQ"

getTimestamp()

Current Unix timestamp in milliseconds.

capitalize(str)

capitalize("hello")  // "Hello"

capitalizeWords(str)

capitalizeWords("hello world")  // "Hello World"

camelCase(str) / snakeCase(str) / kebabCase(str) / pascalCase(str)

camelCase("hello world")   // "helloWorld"
snakeCase("helloWorld")    // "hello_world"
kebabCase("helloWorld")    // "hello-world"
pascalCase("hello world")  // "HelloWorld"

truncate(str, length, suffix?)

truncate("Hello World", 8)  // "Hello..."

slugify(str)

slugify("Hello World!")  // "hello-world"

escapeHtml(str) / unescapeHtml(str)

escapeHtml('<script>alert("xss")</script>')
// "&lt;script&gt;alert(&quot;xss&quot;)&lt;/script&gt;"

reverseString(str)

reverseString("hello")  // "olleh"

countOccurrences(str, substr)

countOccurrences("hello world hello", "hello")  // 2

isPalindrome(str)

isPalindrome("racecar")  // true

mask(str, visibleCount?, maskChar?)

mask("1234567890")      // "******7890"
mask("1234567890", 2)   // "********90"

wordCount(str)

wordCount("hello world")  // 2

stripHtml(str)

stripHtml("<p>Hello <b>World</b></p>")  // "Hello World"

initials(str)

initials("John Doe")  // "JD"

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URL Utilities

getUrlParams(url?)

Parses URL query parameters into an object.

getUrlParams("https://example.com?name=sri&page=2")
// { name: "sri", page: "2" }

parseQueryString(str)

parseQueryString("?name=sri&page=2")  // { name: "sri", page: "2" }

buildQueryString(obj)

buildQueryString({ name: "sri", page: 2 })  // "name=sri&page=2"

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Object Utilities

isObject(data)

isObject({ a: 1 })  // true
isObject([])         // false
isObject(null)       // false

getSizeOfObject(data)

getSizeOfObject({ a: 1, b: 2 })  // 2
getSizeOfObject([])               // null

isObjectEmpty(data)

isObjectEmpty({})        // true
isObjectEmpty({ a: 1 })  // false

deepClone(obj)

Deep clone using structuredClone.

const clone = deepClone({ a: { b: 1 } })

pick(obj, keys[])

pick({ a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }, ["a", "c"])  // { a: 1, c: 3 }

omit(obj, keys[])

omit({ a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }, ["b"])  // { a: 1, c: 3 }

deepMerge(target, ...sources)

deepMerge({ a: { b: 1 } }, { a: { c: 2 } })
// { a: { b: 1, c: 2 } }

flattenObject(obj, separator?)

flattenObject({ a: { b: { c: 1 } } })  // { "a.b.c": 1 }

unflattenObject(obj, separator?)

unflattenObject({ "a.b.c": 1 })  // { a: { b: { c: 1 } } }

invertObject(obj)

invertObject({ a: "1", b: "2" })  // { "1": "a", "2": "b" }

mapKeys(obj, fn) / mapValues(obj, fn)

mapKeys({ a: 1 }, k => k.toUpperCase())  // { A: 1 }
mapValues({ a: 1 }, v => v * 10)          // { a: 10 }

hasPath(obj, path)

hasPath({ a: { b: { c: 1 } } }, "a.b.c")  // true
hasPath({ a: 1 }, "a.b.c")                 // false

getPath(obj, path, defaultValue?)

getPath({ a: { b: 42 } }, "a.b")         // 42
getPath({ a: 1 }, "a.b.c", "default")    // "default"

setPath(obj, path, value)

Returns a new object with the value set at the path.

setPath({ a: { b: 1 } }, "a.c", 2)  // { a: { b: 1, c: 2 } }

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Array Utilities

unique(arr)

unique([1, 2, 2, 3])  // [1, 2, 3]

uniqueBy(arr, key)

uniqueBy([{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 1 }], "id")
// [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }]

chunk(arr, size)

chunk([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 2)  // [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]]

flatten(arr, depth?)

flatten([[1, 2], [3, [4]]])     // [1, 2, 3, [4]]
flatten([[1, 2], [3, [4]]], 2)  // [1, 2, 3, 4]

shuffle(arr)

Fisher-Yates shuffle. Returns a new array.

groupBy(arr, key)

groupBy([{ type: "a" }, { type: "b" }, { type: "a" }], "type")
// { a: [...], b: [...] }

sortBy(arr, key, order?)

sortBy([{ n: 3 }, { n: 1 }], "n")         // [{ n: 1 }, { n: 3 }]
sortBy([{ n: 3 }, { n: 1 }], "n", "desc") // [{ n: 3 }, { n: 1 }]

intersection(arr1, arr2) / difference(arr1, arr2) / union(arr1, arr2)

intersection([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4])  // [2, 3]
difference([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4])    // [1]
union([1, 2], [2, 3])               // [1, 2, 3]

compact(arr)

compact([0, 1, false, 2, "", null])  // [1, 2]

sample(arr)

Returns a random element.

range(start, end, step?)

range(0, 5)      // [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
range(0, 10, 3)  // [0, 3, 6, 9]

partition(arr, predicate)

partition([1, 2, 3, 4], n => n % 2 === 0)  // [[2, 4], [1, 3]]

zip(...arrays) / unzip(arr)

zip([1, 2], ["a", "b"])         // [[1, "a"], [2, "b"]]
unzip([[1, "a"], [2, "b"]])     // [[1, 2], ["a", "b"]]

first(arr, n?) / last(arr, n?)

first([1, 2, 3])     // 1
first([1, 2, 3], 2)  // [1, 2]
last([1, 2, 3])      // 3
last([1, 2, 3], 2)   // [2, 3]

countBy(arr, key)

countBy(["apple", "banana", "avocado"], s => s[0])
// { a: 2, b: 1 }

minBy(arr, key) / maxBy(arr, key)

minBy([{ n: 3 }, { n: 1 }, { n: 2 }], "n")  // { n: 1 }
maxBy([{ n: 3 }, { n: 1 }, { n: 2 }], "n")  // { n: 3 }

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JSON Utilities

isJson(str)

isJson('{"name":"sri"}')  // true
isJson('not json')        // false

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Misc Utilities

debounce(fn, delay)

Creates a debounced function.

const search = debounce(query => fetchResults(query), 300)

throttle(fn, delay)

Creates a throttled function.

const onScroll = throttle(handleScroll, 100)

sleep(ms)

Promise-based delay.

await sleep(1000)

retry(fn, retries?, delay?)

Retry an async function.

const data = await retry(() => fetchData(), 3, 1000)

memoize(fn)

Basic memoization.

const cached = memoize(expensiveFunction)

pipe(...fns) / compose(...fns)

const transform = pipe(
  (x: number) => x + 1,
  (x: number) => x * 2,
)
transform(3)  // 8

const transform2 = compose(
  (x: number) => x + 1,
  (x: number) => x * 2,
)
transform2(3)  // 7

deepEqual(a, b)

Deep equality check.

deepEqual({ a: { b: 1 } }, { a: { b: 1 } })  // true

generateId(length?)

URL-safe unique ID (default 21 chars).

generateId()    // e.g. "V1StGXR8_Z5jdHi6B-myT"
generateId(10)  // e.g. "aBc1D_e2Fg"

noop()

A no-op function that does nothing.

times(n, fn)

times(3, i => i * 2)  // [0, 2, 4]

isEmpty(value)

Checks if a value is empty (string, array, object, null, undefined).

isEmpty("")         // true
isEmpty([])         // true
isEmpty({})         // true
isEmpty(null)       // true
isEmpty("hello")    // false

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Session Utilities (Browser only)

getSessionId(sessionKey)

Gets or creates a session ID in sessionStorage.

Cookie Utilities (Browser only)

setCookie(options) / getCookie(name)

setCookie({ cname: 'theme', cvalue: 'dark', expires: 7 })
getCookie('theme')  // 'dark'

HTTP Utilities

sendHttpRequest<T>(url, options?)

const data = await sendHttpRequest('https://api.example.com/users')

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Tech Stack

Tool	Purpose
TypeScript	Type-safe source code
tsup	Bundling (ESM + CJS dual output)
Vitest	Testing
Node.js 18+	Minimum runtime

Development

npm install
npm test
npm run test:watch
npm run build
npm run lint

Migration from v1

v2 is a major rewrite in TypeScript with modern tooling. Key changes:

• ESM + CJS dual exports -- works with both import and require
• TypeScript types included -- full type definitions shipped with the package
• sendHttpRequest now uses Fetch API -- returns a Promise instead of using callbacks
• setCookie no longer hardcodes a domain -- you must provide domain explicitly
• getRandomNumber renamed to getTimestamp -- old name still works as a deprecated alias
• geturlParams renamed to getUrlParams -- old name still works as a deprecated alias

Author

Srinivas N -- srinivas69cse@gmail.com

License

MIT