decode-uri-component

A better decodeURIComponent

Why?

• Decodes + to a space.
• Converts the BOM to a replacement character �.
• Does not throw with invalid encoded input.
• Decodes as much of the string as possible.

Install

$ npm install --save decode-uri-component

Usage

const decodeUriComponent = require('decode-uri-component');
 
decodeUriComponent('%25');
//=> '%'
 
decodeUriComponent('%');
//=> '%'
 
decodeUriComponent('st%C3%A5le');
//=> 'ståle'
 
decodeUriComponent('%st%C3%A5le%');
//=> '%ståle%'
 
decodeUriComponent('%%7Bst%C3%A5le%7D%');
//=> '%{ståle}%'
 
decodeUriComponent('%7B%ab%%7C%de%%7D');
//=> '{%ab%|%de%}'
 
decodeUriComponent('%FE%FF');
//=> '\uFFFD\uFFFD'
 
decodeUriComponent('%C2');
//=> '\uFFFD'
 
decodeUriComponent('%C2%B5');
//=> 'µ'

API

decodeUriComponent(encodedURI)

encodedURI

Type: string

An encoded component of a Uniform Resource Identifier.

License

MIT © Sam Verschueren