Module for fixing capitalization of people's names
npm install namecaseA Javascript library for fixing the capitalization of people's names.
It is heavily based on the Perl
Lingua-EN-NameCase module.
It's always best to let the user capitalize their own name as there are too many variations
to programmatically catch them all. However, when working with legacy databases, sometimes
such a module is needed.
NameCase provides two functions:
NameCase.checkName() which returns true if the name is in all UPPERCASE or lowercase.
NameCase(string or array, { individualFields : boolean }) returns a properly capitalized name.
The option ``individualFields` defaults to false which works best when the person's names`
are combined into a single field. If individualFields` is set to true, it means you're`
passing in given and surnames separately. The only difference between these two options is
with individualFields` set to false, the first character is always capitalized.
Namecase can also be executed from the command line via `namecase`, which accepts data
from stdin and outputs the formatted names to stdout.
`javascript
`
`javascript
var nc = require('namecase');
String.prototype.toNameCase = function () {
var name = this.toString();
if (nc.checkName(name)) {
return nc(name, { individualFields : true } );
}
}
console.log("WILLIAM".toNameCase());
console.log("MCKINLEY".toNameCase());
`
Install with `npm install -g namecase`.
`bash`
namecase < input.txt > ouput.txt
NameCase also includes Meteor integration. The NameCase function is availableNameCase
on the Client and Server and comes with a Template helper entitled .
`html`
{{ NameCase "abe lincoln" optionalNamecaseOptionsHelper }}
`javascript``
Template.templateName.helpers({
optionalNamecaseOptionsHelper : function () {
return { individualFields : true };
}
});
