Maps US state names to state abbreviations.
npm install datasets-us-states-names-abbrUS State Names and Abbreviations
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> Maps US state names to state abbreviations.
`` bash`
$ npm install datasets-us-states-names-abbr
For use in the browser, use browserify.
` javascript`
var table = require( 'datasets-us-states-names-abbr' );
#### table
Maps US state names to state abbreviations.
` javascript`
console.dir( table );
/*
{
"Alabama": "AL",
"Alaska": "AK",
"Arizona": "AZ",
"Arkansas": "AR",
"California": "CA",
...
}
*/
` javascript
var table = require( 'datasets-us-states-names-abbr' );
function getAbbr( state ) {
var parts,
abbr,
len,
i;
// Ensure the first letter of each word comprising a state name is capitalized...
parts = state.split( ' ' );
len = parts.length;
state = '';
for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
state += parts[ i ][ 0 ].toUpperCase() + parts[ i ].substring( 1 );
if ( i < len-1 ) {
state += ' ';
}
}
// Get the state abbreviation:
abbr = table[ state ];
// Ensure a valid state name was provided...
if ( abbr === void 0 ) {
throw new Error( 'unrecognized state name. Value: ' + state + '.' );
}
return abbr;
}
console.log( getAbbr( 'Missouri' ) );
console.log( getAbbr( 'New Jersey' ) );
console.log( getAbbr( 'California' ) );
`
To run the example code from the top-level application directory,
` bash`
$ node ./examples/index.js
Unit tests use the Mocha test framework with Chai assertions. To run the tests, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
` bash`
$ make test
All new feature development should have corresponding unit tests to validate correct functionality.
This repository uses Istanbul as its code coverage tool. To generate a test coverage report, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
` bash`
$ make test-cov
Istanbul creates a ./reports/coverage directory. To access an HTML version of the report,
` bash``
$ make view-cov
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