is.string v0.0.1

is

Type check values: is.string('🦄') //=> true

Install

$ npm install isstring

Usage

const is = require('isstring');

is('🦄');
//=> 'string'

is(new Map());
//=> 'Map'

is.number(6);
//=> true

API

is(value)

Returns the type of value.

Primitives are lowercase and object types are camelcase.

Example:

• 'undefined'
• 'null'
• 'string'
• 'symbol'
• 'Array'
• 'Function'
• 'Object'

Note: It will throw if you try to feed it object-wrapped primitives, as that's a bad practice. For example new String('foo').

is.{method}

All the below methods accept a value and returns a boolean for whether the value is of the desired type.

Primitives

.undefined(value)

.null(value)

.string(value)

.number(value)

.boolean(value)

.symbol(value)

Built-in types

.array(value)

.function(value)

.buffer(value)

.object(value)

Keep in mind that functions are objects too.

.regExp(value)

.date(value)

.error(value)

.nativePromise(value)

.promise(value)

Returns true for any object with a .then() and .catch() method. Prefer this one over .nativePromise() as you usually want to allow userland promise implementations too.

.map(value)

.set(value)

.weakMap(value)

.weakSet(value)

Typed arrays

.int8Array(value)

.uint8Array(value)

.uint8ClampedArray(value)

.int16Array(value)

.uint16Array(value)

.int32Array(value)

.uint32Array(value)

.float32Array(value)

.float64Array(value)

Structured data

.arrayBuffer(value)

.sharedArrayBuffer(value)

.dataView(value)

Miscellaneous

.nan(value)

.nullOrUndefined(value)

.primitive(value)

JavaScript primitives are as follows: null, undefined, string, number, boolean, symbol.

.integer(value)

.plainObject(value)

An object is plain if it's created by either {}, new Object(), or Object.create(null).

.iterable(value)

.class(value)

Returns true for instances created by a ES2015 class.

.typedArray(value)

.inRange(value, range)

Check if value (number) is in the given range. The range is an array of two values, lower bound and upper bound, in no specific order.

is.inRange(3, [0, 5]);
is.inRange(3, [5, 0]);
is.inRange(0, [-2, 2]);

.inRange(value, upperBound)

Check if value (number) is in the range of 0 to upperBound.

is.inRange(3, 10);

FAQ

Why yet another type checking module?

There are hundreds of type checking modules on npm, unfortunately, I couldn't find any that fit my needs:

• Includes both type methods and ability to get the type
• Types of primitives returned as lowercase and object types as camelcase
• Covers all built-ins
• Unsurprising behavior
• Well-maintained
• Comprehensive test suite

For the ones I found, pick 3 of these.

The most common mistakes I noticed in these modules was using instanceof for type checking, forgetting that functions are objects, and omitting symbol as a primitive.

License

MIT © Yoginth