Convert into a dash separated text of capitalized words
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> Transform text into Header-Case format where words are capitalized and separated by hyphens.
- Lightweight - Only ~450B minified + gzipped
- Type-safe - Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
- Zero dependencies - No external dependencies
- Tree-shakeable - ES modules support
- Universal - Works in browsers, Node.js, and serverless environments
- Well-tested - Comprehensive test suite with edge cases
- Customizable - Flexible options for advanced use cases
``bashnpm
npm install text-header-case
๐ฏ Quick Start
`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";console.log(headerCase("hello world")); // "Hello-World"
console.log(headerCase("user_profile_data")); // "User-Profile-Data"
console.log(headerCase("backgroundColor")); // "Background-Color"
`๐ Usage
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";console.log(headerCase("hello world")); // "Hello-World"
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`javascript
const { headerCase } = require("text-header-case");console.log(headerCase("hello world")); // "Hello-World"
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`typescript
import { headerCase, Options } from "text-header-case";const result: string = headerCase("hello world");
console.log(result); // "Hello-World"
`๐ Transformation Examples
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// From different cases
headerCase("hello world"); // "Hello-World"
headerCase("Hello World"); // "Hello-World"
headerCase("HELLO WORLD"); // "Hello-World"
headerCase("camelCase"); // "Camel-Case"
headerCase("PascalCase"); // "Pascal-Case"
headerCase("snake_case"); // "Snake-Case"
headerCase("kebab-case"); // "Kebab-Case"
headerCase("dot.case"); // "Dot-Case"
// Complex examples
headerCase("XMLHttpRequest"); // "Xml-Http-Request"
headerCase("iPhone"); // "I-Phone"
headerCase("version 1.2.3"); // "Version-1-2-3"
headerCase("userProfileData"); // "User-Profile-Data"
`$3
`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// Custom word splitting
headerCase("XMLHttpRequest", {
splitRegexp: /([a-z])([A-Z])/g,
}); // "Xml-Http-Request"
// Custom character stripping
headerCase("hello@world.com", {
stripRegexp: /[@.]/g,
}); // "Hello-World-Com"
// Custom transformation function
headerCase("api-v2-endpoint", {
transform: (word, index) => {
if (word === "api") return "API";
if (word === "v2") return "V2";
return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase();
},
}); // "API-V2-Endpoint"
`๐ Real-World Examples
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// HTTP header names
headerCase("contentType"); // "Content-Type"
headerCase("userAgent"); // "User-Agent"
headerCase("acceptLanguage"); // "Accept-Language"
headerCase("cacheControl"); // "Cache-Control"
headerCase("lastModified"); // "Last-Modified"
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// Train case (alternative name for header case)
headerCase("trainCaseExample"); // "Train-Case-Example"
headerCase("thisIsTrainCase"); // "This-Is-Train-Case"
headerCase("anotherExample"); // "Another-Example"
headerCase("finalExample"); // "Final-Example"
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// RESTful endpoints
headerCase("getUserProfile"); // "Get-User-Profile"
headerCase("createNewOrder"); // "Create-New-Order"
headerCase("updateUserData"); // "Update-User-Data"
headerCase("deleteAccount"); // "Delete-Account"
headerCase("resetPassword"); // "Reset-Password"
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// File naming
headerCase("userManual"); // "User-Manual"
headerCase("installationGuide"); // "Installation-Guide"
headerCase("apiDocumentation"); // "Api-Documentation"
headerCase("troubleshooting"); // "Troubleshooting"
headerCase("releaseNotes"); // "Release-Notes"
`$3
`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// Transform configuration for headers
const config = {
contentType: "application/json",
userAgent: "MyApp/1.0",
acceptLanguage: "en-US,en;q=0.9",
cacheControl: "no-cache",
authorization: "Bearer token123",
};
const headerConfig = Object.fromEntries(
Object.entries(config).map(([key, value]) => [headerCase(key), value]),
);
console.log(headerConfig);
// {
// "Content-Type": "application/json",
// "User-Agent": "MyApp/1.0",
// "Accept-Language": "en-US,en;q=0.9",
// "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
// "Authorization": "Bearer token123"
// }
`๐ API Reference
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Converts a string to Header-Case.
#### Parameters
-
input (string): The string to convert
- options (Options, optional): Configuration options#### Returns
-
string: The Header-Case formatted string#### Options
`typescript
interface Options {
// Custom transform function for word processing
transform?: (word: string, index: number, words: string[]) => string; // Regex to strip characters before processing
stripRegexp?: RegExp;
// Custom split function
split?: (value: string) => string[];
}
`๐ง Advanced Configuration
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// Split on specific patterns
headerCase("XMLHttpRequest", {
splitRegexp: /([a-z])([A-Z])/g,
}); // "Xml-Http-Request"
// Split on numbers
headerCase("user123data", {
splitRegexp: /([a-zA-Z])(\d)/g,
}); // "User-123-Data"
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// Strip specific characters
headerCase("hello@world.com", {
stripRegexp: /[@.]/g,
}); // "Hello-World-Com"
// Strip all non-alphanumeric
headerCase("hello!@#world", {
stripRegexp: /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g,
}); // "Hello-World"
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`javascript
import { headerCase } from "text-header-case";// Preserve acronyms
headerCase("xml-http-request", {
transform: (word, index) => {
const acronyms = ["xml", "http", "api", "url", "html", "css", "js"];
if (acronyms.includes(word.toLowerCase())) {
return word.toUpperCase();
}
return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase();
},
}); // "XML-HTTP-Request"
// Custom business logic
headerCase("user-v2-api", {
transform: (word, index) => {
if (word === "v2") return "V2";
if (word === "api") return "API";
return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase();
},
}); // "User-V2-API"
`๐ Bundle Size
This package is optimized for minimal bundle size:
- Minified: ~450B
- Gzipped: ~250B
- Tree-shakeable: Yes
- Side effects: None
๐ Browser Support
- Modern browsers: ES2015+ (Chrome 51+, Firefox 54+, Safari 10+)
- Node.js: 12+
- TypeScript: 4.0+
- Bundle formats: UMD, ESM, CommonJS
๐งช Testing
`bash
Run tests
pnpm testRun tests in watch mode
pnpm test --watchRun tests with coverage
pnpm test --coverageType checking
pnpm typecheckLinting
pnpm lint
`๐ Related Packages
text-camel-case - Convert to camelCase
- text-capital-case - Convert to Capital Case
- text-constant-case - Convert to CONSTANT_CASE
- text-dot-case - Convert to dot.case
- text-is-lower-case - Check if text is lower case
- text-case - All case transformations in one package๐ License
๐ค Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)- ๐ง Email: selikhov.dmitrey@gmail.com
- ๐ Issues: GitHub Issues
- ๐ฌ Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- ๐ Documentation: Full Documentation
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