text-header-case

Header Case

Transform text into Header-Case format where words are capitalized and separated by hyphens.

Features

• Lightweight - Only ~450B minified + gzipped
• Type-safe - Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
• Zero dependencies - No external dependencies
• Tree-shakeable - ES modules support
• Universal - Works in browsers, Node.js, and serverless environments
• Well-tested - Comprehensive test suite with edge cases
• Customizable - Flexible options for advanced use cases

Installation

# npm
npm install text-header-case

# yarn
yarn add text-header-case

# pnpm
pnpm add text-header-case

# bun
bun add text-header-case

Quick Start

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

console.log(headerCase("hello world")); // "Hello-World"
console.log(headerCase("user_profile_data")); // "User-Profile-Data"
console.log(headerCase("backgroundColor")); // "Background-Color"

Usage

ES Modules (Recommended)

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

console.log(headerCase("hello world")); // "Hello-World"

CommonJS

const { headerCase } = require("text-header-case");

console.log(headerCase("hello world")); // "Hello-World"

TypeScript

import { headerCase, Options } from "text-header-case";

const result: string = headerCase("hello world");
console.log(result); // "Hello-World"

Transformation Examples

Basic Transformations

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// From different cases
headerCase("hello world"); // "Hello-World"
headerCase("Hello World"); // "Hello-World"
headerCase("HELLO WORLD"); // "Hello-World"
headerCase("camelCase"); // "Camel-Case"
headerCase("PascalCase"); // "Pascal-Case"
headerCase("snake_case"); // "Snake-Case"
headerCase("kebab-case"); // "Kebab-Case"
headerCase("dot.case"); // "Dot-Case"

// Complex examples
headerCase("XMLHttpRequest"); // "Xml-Http-Request"
headerCase("iPhone"); // "I-Phone"
headerCase("version 1.2.3"); // "Version-1-2-3"
headerCase("userProfileData"); // "User-Profile-Data"

Advanced Options

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// Custom word splitting
headerCase("XMLHttpRequest", {
  splitRegexp: /([a-z])([A-Z])/g,
}); // "Xml-Http-Request"

// Custom character stripping
headerCase("hello@world.com", {
  stripRegexp: /[@.]/g,
}); // "Hello-World-Com"

// Custom transformation function
headerCase("api-v2-endpoint", {
  transform: (word, index) => {
    if (word === "api") return "API";
    if (word === "v2") return "V2";
    return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase();
  },
}); // "API-V2-Endpoint"

Real-World Examples

HTTP Headers

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// HTTP header names
headerCase("contentType"); // "Content-Type"
headerCase("userAgent"); // "User-Agent"
headerCase("acceptLanguage"); // "Accept-Language"
headerCase("cacheControl"); // "Cache-Control"
headerCase("lastModified"); // "Last-Modified"

Train Case Naming

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// Train case (alternative name for header case)
headerCase("trainCaseExample"); // "Train-Case-Example"
headerCase("thisIsTrainCase"); // "This-Is-Train-Case"
headerCase("anotherExample"); // "Another-Example"
headerCase("finalExample"); // "Final-Example"

API Endpoint Names

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// RESTful endpoints
headerCase("getUserProfile"); // "Get-User-Profile"
headerCase("createNewOrder"); // "Create-New-Order"
headerCase("updateUserData"); // "Update-User-Data"
headerCase("deleteAccount"); // "Delete-Account"
headerCase("resetPassword"); // "Reset-Password"

File and Directory Names

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// File naming
headerCase("userManual"); // "User-Manual"
headerCase("installationGuide"); // "Installation-Guide"
headerCase("apiDocumentation"); // "Api-Documentation"
headerCase("troubleshooting"); // "Troubleshooting"
headerCase("releaseNotes"); // "Release-Notes"

Configuration Keys

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// Transform configuration for headers
const config = {
  contentType: "application/json",
  userAgent: "MyApp/1.0",
  acceptLanguage: "en-US,en;q=0.9",
  cacheControl: "no-cache",
  authorization: "Bearer token123",
};

const headerConfig = Object.fromEntries(
  Object.entries(config).map(([key, value]) => [headerCase(key), value]),
);

console.log(headerConfig);
// {
//   "Content-Type": "application/json",
//   "User-Agent": "MyApp/1.0",
//   "Accept-Language": "en-US,en;q=0.9",
//   "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
//   "Authorization": "Bearer token123"
// }

API Reference

headerCase(input, options?)

Converts a string to Header-Case.

Parameters

• input (string): The string to convert
• options (Options, optional): Configuration options

Returns

• string: The Header-Case formatted string

Options

interface Options {
  // Custom transform function for word processing
  transform?: (word: string, index: number, words: string[]) => string;

  // Regex to strip characters before processing
  stripRegexp?: RegExp;

  // Custom split function
  split?: (value: string) => string[];
}

Advanced Configuration

Custom Word Splitting

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// Split on specific patterns
headerCase("XMLHttpRequest", {
  splitRegexp: /([a-z])([A-Z])/g,
}); // "Xml-Http-Request"

// Split on numbers
headerCase("user123data", {
  splitRegexp: /([a-zA-Z])(\d)/g,
}); // "User-123-Data"

Custom Character Stripping

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// Strip specific characters
headerCase("hello@world.com", {
  stripRegexp: /[@.]/g,
}); // "Hello-World-Com"

// Strip all non-alphanumeric
headerCase("hello!@#world", {
  stripRegexp: /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g,
}); // "Hello-World"

Custom Transform Functions

import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";

// Preserve acronyms
headerCase("xml-http-request", {
  transform: (word, index) => {
    const acronyms = ["xml", "http", "api", "url", "html", "css", "js"];
    if (acronyms.includes(word.toLowerCase())) {
      return word.toUpperCase();
    }
    return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase();
  },
}); // "XML-HTTP-Request"

// Custom business logic
headerCase("user-v2-api", {
  transform: (word, index) => {
    if (word === "v2") return "V2";
    if (word === "api") return "API";
    return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase();
  },
}); // "User-V2-API"

Bundle Size

This package is optimized for minimal bundle size:

• Minified: ~450B
• Gzipped: ~250B
• Tree-shakeable: Yes
• Side effects: None

Browser Support

• Modern browsers: ES2015+ (Chrome 51+, Firefox 54+, Safari 10+)
• Node.js: 12+
• TypeScript: 4.0+
• Bundle formats: UMD, ESM, CommonJS

Testing

# Run tests
pnpm test

# Run tests in watch mode
pnpm test --watch

# Run tests with coverage
pnpm test --coverage

# Type checking
pnpm typecheck

# Linting
pnpm lint

Related Packages

• text-camel-case - Convert to camelCase
• text-capital-case - Convert to Capital Case
• text-constant-case - Convert to CONSTANT_CASE
• text-dot-case - Convert to dot.case
• text-is-lower-case - Check if text is lower case
• text-case - All case transformations in one package

License

MIT Dmitry Selikhov

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Support

• Email: selikhov.dmitrey@gmail.com
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Documentation: Full Documentation

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