match-specific-path

Find the most specific matching path in a list

Installation

npm install match-specific-path

Usage

const matchPath = require('match-specific-path');
const paths = ['a', 'b', 'b/c'];

// /b is the most specific match
matchPath(paths, 'b'); // => 'b'

// /b/c is the most specific match
matchPath(paths, 'b/c/d'); // => 'b/c'

// /b is the most specific path
matchPath(paths, 'b/e/f/g'); // => 'b'

// No match!
matchPath(paths, 'c'); // => undefined

// You can also get the array index instead of the value
matchPath.index(paths, 'b'); // => 1

API

matchPath(paths, needle)

Given a list of paths and a target, find the most specific path that matches the target.

• paths (Array of strings): paths to examine.
• needle (String): target path.

Returns a string of the most specific matching path, or undefined if no paths match.

matchPath.index(paths, needle)

Like matchPath, but returns the array index instead of the value.

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/gakimball/match-specific-path
cd match-specific-path
npm install
npm test

License

MIT © Geoff Kimball