@sadanandpai/string-trim/index.js

character trimming for strings

module.exports = function trimStr(str, trimChar = "") {
  if (typeof str !== "string") {
    return str;
  }

  if (typeof trimChar !== "string") {
    return str;
  }

  const regexStart = new RegExp(`^[${trimChar}]+`);
  const regexEnd = new RegExp(`[${trimChar}]+$`);
  str = str.replace(regexStart, "");
  return str.replace(regexEnd, "");
};