@orderandchaos/rmws

Remove Whitespace Template Literal

rmws is a simple utility function to trim indentation and remove extra spaces from template strings and values.

Installation

You can install the rmws package via npm:

npm install @orderandchaos/rmws

Usage

import { rmws } from '@orderandchaos/rmws';

const result = rmws`
    Hello,   
      this is a test.   
        We are removing extra spaces.   
`;

console.log(result);
// Output:
// Hello,
// this is a test.
// We are removing extra spaces.

API

rmws(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: (string | number)[]): string

• strings: The array of template strings.
• ...values: The list of values to be interpolated into the template.

Returns the processed output with trimmed indentation and removed extra spaces.

Examples

Removes whitespace, blank lines and handles multiple template strings and values

import { rmws } from '@orderandchaos/rmws';

const result = rmws`
    The value is ${5}
    
        The result is ${3 + 7}
        
`;

console.log(result);
// Output:
// The value is 5
// The result is 10

Removes leading and trailing whitespace

import { rmws } from '@orderandchaos/rmws';

const result = rmws`    
    one, two, three    
    four, five, six    
    `;

console.log(result);
// Output:
// one, two, three
// four, five, six

Removes multiple blank lines

import { rmws } from '@orderandchaos/rmws';

const result = rmws`    
    
    
    
    one, two, three    
    
    
    four, five, six    
    
    
    `;

console.log(result);
// Output:
// one, two, three
// four, five, six

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.