@rashedmakkouk/dev-utils/lib/common/initials.js

Utility library.

"use strict";
var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
};
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
const isString_1 = __importDefault(require("lodash/isString"));
/**
 * Extracts the first character from the first and last words in a string.
 *
 * Splits at: white space, comma, dot, pipe, underscore, dash.
 *
 * @returns Extracted characters as string.
 */
function initials(text = '') {
    if (!(0, isString_1.default)(text)) {
        return '';
    }
    const parts = text.split(/[\s,.|_-]+/g).filter((part) => !!part);
    if (!parts.length) {
        return '';
    }
    const first = parts[0].charAt(0);
    return parts.length === 1
        ? first
        : `${first}${parts[parts.length - 1].charAt(0)}`;
}
exports.default = initials;