create breadcrumb array from url
npm install url-breadcrumb> A simple function that creates a breadcrumb array from an url path string
- works on the server as well as in the browser
- the path string must start with a slash '/'
- node.js e.g. req.url
- browser e.g. window.pathname
``sh`
npm install --save url-breadcrumb
`js
var breadcrumb = require('url-breadcrumb');
var crumbs = breadcrumb(req.url);
crumbs = breadcrumb('/#crumbs');
// -> [{name: '⌂', NAME: '⌂', url: '/'}]
crumbs = breadcrumb('/A%20-%20B', { beautify: function(str){
return str.toLocaleLowerCase();
}});
/* ->
[
{name: '⌂', NAME: '⌂', url: '/'},
{name: 'A - B', NAME: 'a - b', url: '/A%20-%20B'}
]
*/
crumbs = breadcrumb('/users/profile/change/address?street=imZiel&nr=3#confirm', {home : 'home'});
/* ->
[
{name: 'home', NAME: 'home', url: '/'},
{name: 'users', NAME: 'users', url: '/users'},
{name: 'profile', NAME: 'profile', url: '/users/profile'},
{name: 'change', NAME: 'change', url: '/users/profile/change'},
{name: 'address', NAME: 'address', url: '/users/profile/change/address'}
]
*/
crumbs = breadcrumb('/users/profile/change/address?street=imZiel&nr=3#confirm', {endingSlash : true});
/* ->
[
{name: '⌂', NAME: '⌂', url: '/'},
{name: 'users', NAME: 'users', url: '/users/'},
{name: 'profile', NAME: 'profile', url: '/users/profile/'},
{name: 'change', NAME: 'change', url: '/users/profile/change/'},
{name: 'address', NAME: 'address', url: '/users/profile/change/address'}
]
*/
`
Check test.js for more examples.
the following optional options can be provided as {Object} in the second argument.
- home {String}: name for the home link
- endingSlash {Boolean}: true, if the url elements should contain the ending slash '/'
- beautify {Function}: beautify function
`sh``
npm test
MIT
Andi Neck | @andineck | andi.neck@intesso.com | intesso