parse-author    

> Parse a string into an object with name, email and url properties following npm conventions. Useful for the authors property in package.json or for parsing an AUTHORS file into an array of authors objects.

Install

Install with npm:

``sh
$ npm install --save parse-author
`

Usage

`js
var parse = require('parse-author');
`

Supported formats

Works with a flexible range of formats, any of the properties can be used or missing:

`
Name
Name (url)
Name (url)
Name (url)
Name(url)
Name (url)
Name (url)
Name(url)
Name(url)
Name (url)
Name(url)
Name
Name
(url)
(url)
(url)
(url)

(url)
`

Examples

`js
var author = parse('Jon Schlinkert (https://github.com/jonschlinkert)');
console.log(author);
//=> {name: 'Jon Schlinkert', email: 'jon.schlinkert@sellside.com', url: 'https://github.com/jonschlinkert'}

console.log(parse('Jon Schlinkert (https://github.com/jonschlinkert)'));
//=> {name: 'Jon Schlinkert', url: 'https://github.com/jonschlinkert'}

console.log(parse('Jon Schlinkert '));
//=> {name: 'Jon Schlinkert', email: 'jon.schlinkert@sellside.com'}

console.log(parse(''));
//=> {}
`

About

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Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

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| Commits | Contributor |
| --- | --- |
| 14 | slang800 |
| 12 | jonschlinkert |
| 1 | MitMaro |

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_(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)_

To generate the readme, run the following command:

`sh
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
`

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Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

`sh
$ npm install && npm test
``

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Jon Schlinkert

* github/jonschlinkert
* twitter/jonschlinkert

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Copyright © 2017, Jon Schlinkert.
Released under the MIT License.

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_This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.4.3, on March 08, 2017._