Dedent(ed)
A simple utility that strips indentation from multi-line strings.
👉 Features 👈
- Strip indentation from multi-line strings
- Tagged template literal syntax
- Function call syntax
- Developed in TypeScript for complete typing support
- Exports ECMAScript module (ESM)
🏗 Install
Install with your favorite package manager
pnpm add dedented
# or
npm add dedented
# or
yarn add dedented💻 Usage
Simply import the function and use it!
import { dedent } from 'dedented';
const value = dedent`Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit. Curabitur ac est imperdiet,
ullamcorper ex eu, dapibus felis. Quisque
vitae leo non arcu viverra tristique id vitae
nibh.
* Suspendisse condimentum volutpat condimentum.
* Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus.
* Nullam posuere accumsan ipsum a rutrum.
Etiam imperdiet justo eu commodo varius. Quisque pharetra
aliquam vulputate.`
console.log(value)You'll see that value evaluates to the same text you entered, but with any leading indentation stripped from each line:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit. Curabitur ac est imperdiet,
ullamcorper ex eu, dapibus felis. Quisque
vitae leo non arcu viverra tristique id vitae
nibh.
* Suspendisse condimentum volutpat condimentum.
* Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus.
* Nullam posuere accumsan ipsum a rutrum.
Etiam imperdiet justo eu commodo varius. Quisque pharetra
aliquam vulputate.
Credits
This library draws heavily from: