Largest library of popular & commonly used RegExp patterns for JavaScript.
Only ~92kb, no external dependencies & supports all major browsers

This package currently consists of 35 common RegExp patterns. We hoping to be the largest collection of this sort with the contribution of all who find it useful. Highlights:

• Mostlty Functional
• Easy to use and get started with
• Light-weight, minified version is ~92kb
• No dependencies, we tried avoiding the clutter of dependencies
• Consistency across browsers (including the notorious Internet Explorer)
• MIT Licensed, perfect for personal and commercial use

Getting started

Installation

Currently only available on npm.

npm install pregx --save

Alternatively, you may include the files in the dist/ folder in your HTML pages:

<!-- DEVELOPMENT VERION -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="./dist/pregx.js"></script>

<!-- PRODUCTION VERION -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="./dist/pregx.min.js"></script>

Import / require() Package

ES6 Import Approach

Start by either importing all functions from from pregx, eg:

import * as pregx from 'pregx'

Or, more preferably, import only the functions you require via destructuring, eg:

import { getDate, getIp, getIsbn, getDomain, getUrl } from 'pregx'

NPM / CommonJS require() Approach

var pregx = require('pregx')

Use-case Examples

A few perfect examples of PregX's usefulness would be:

getCreditCardNumber()

Supports all major credit cards types: American Express (Amex); Discover; Mastercard & Visa. This function matches Visa card numbers by default.

let str = `
My Visa card number: 			 4111111111111111
My MasterCard card number: 		 5500000000000004
My American Express card number:         370000000000009
My Discover card number: 		 6011000000000004
`

console.log( getCreditCardNumber(str) )
// matches: ["4111111111111111"]

console.log( getCreditCardNumber(str, { cardType: 'mastercard' }) )
// matches: ["5500000000000004"]

console.log( getCreditCardNumber(str, { cardType: 'amex' }) )
// matches: ["370000000000009"]

console.log( getCreditCardNumber(str, { cardType: 'discover' }) )
// matches: ["6011000000000004"]

getBTC()

Matches a string that starts with either 1 or 3 followed by a set of 26 to 33 characters of of the variation: a-z; A-Z; and 0-9, excluding invalid Bitcoin address characters such as: O; I; and l.

let str = 'My Bitcoin wallet id is: 3QJmV3qfvL9SuYo34YihAf3sRCW3qSinyC'

console.log( getBTC(str) )
// matches: ['3QJmV3qfvL9SuYo34YihAf3sRCW3qSinyC']

getPostalCode()

Supports all global postal codes. Pattern by default matches five primary digits and allows the option of having a hyphen and four extended digits. This matches all postal codes, however it is possible for there to be a match of five digits that is not a zip code.

let str = `
Postal Code Examples:
	- Canada: A1A 1A1
	- UK: SW1A 2AA
	- Uzbekistan: 200100
	- Japan: 9040205
	- Malta: BML 2060
`

console.log( getPostalCode(str, { format: 'CA' }) ) // matches: ["A1A 1A1"]
console.log( getPostalCode(str, { format: 'GB' }) ) // matches: ["SW1A 2AA"]
console.log( getPostalCode(str, { format: 'UZ' }) ) // matches: ["200100"]
console.log( getPostalCode(str, { format: 'JP' }) ) // matches: ["9040205"]
console.log( getPostalCode(str, { format: 'MT' }) ) // matches: ["BML 206"]

getPOBox()

Matches 'POB ...', 'PO Box ...'and 'Post Office Box ...'

let str = `
Mail us at: PO Box 47369
Mail us at: POB 47369
Mail us at: Post Office Box 47369
`

console.log( getPOBox(str) ) // matches: ["PO Box 47369", "POB 47369", "Post Office Box 47369"]

These are only but a few examples of the several commonly used patterns that this awesome collection contains.

Currently Supported Patterns (35)

• alpha-numeric
• alphabet
• btc
• credit-card-number
• date
• digits
• domain
• email
• git-repo
• hex-color
• html-tag
• iban
• ip
• ipv4
• ipv6
• isbn
• mac-address
• md5
• password
• phone-number
• po-box
• postal-code
• price
• sha1
• sha256
• ssn
• street-address
• time
• url-slug
• url
• us-state-abbrev
• us-state
• username
• uuid
• zipcode

I intend to make this package the greatest collection of its kind, and I hope to reach a ~100 patterns.

API & Docs

For further documentation and use-case examples of all APIs, click here.

Credits

A huge thanks to all the devs mentioned in my CREDITS.md file for some of their RegExp patterns that facilitated the compilation of PregX, which otherwise would have been more of a pain to build. Thanks a lot. :)

Contributing

PregX is a free and open source library, and I'd appreciate any help you're willing to give - be it fixing bugs, improving documentation, or suggesting new features or enhancements.

License

PregX is licensed under the MIT License which makes it great for both personal and commercial use.

Enjoy ;)