Commonly Used Utilities JavaScript Library

Functions

• abs(inputObjectArray, propertyName) - Converts every negative value for propertyName to its absolute value across an array of objects
• base64Decode(base64Encoded) - Given a base64 encoded string, returns an ASCII string
• base64Encode(string) - Given a an ASCII string, returns a base64 encoded string
• filter(inputObjectArray, searchString) - Filters any objects from the array where any of their properties contain the passed in search string
• guid() - GUID generator
• jsonParseNumbers(inputObject) - Similar to JSON.parse() but parses all number properties
• jwt.decode(encodedJwt) - Decode the JSON Web Token and return its 3 parts (header, payload, and signature) still in JSON format
• jwt.extractHeader(encodedJwt) - Decode the JSON Web Token and return just its header as an object
• jwt.extractSignature(encodedJwt) - Decode the JSON Web Token and return just its signature as an object
• jwt.extractToken(encodedJwt) - Decode the JSON Web Token and return just its payload as an object
• jwt.verify(encodedJwt) - Asynchronous function that decodes the JSON Web Token and validate it against Azure AD. Other validations coming in the future.
• nameSort(a, b) - Used when a and b are objects containing name properties
• sort(inputObjectArray, propertyName, descending = false) - Sort an array of objects by the value of a given propertyName either ascending (default) or descending
• streamToString(readableStream) - Asynchronous function that given a readable NodeJS stream, returns it as a string