@technobuddha/library/groupCode/groupCode.cjs

A large library of useful functions

"use strict";
var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
};
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.groupCode = void 0;
var toASCII_1 = __importDefault(require("../toASCII"));
var sortOrder_1 = __importDefault(require("../sortOrder"));
/**
 * Determine the group code (A-Z, [] or #) to place an item under
 *
 * @remarks The group code is made by taking the first letter of the *description*.  As a special
 * case descriptions starting with '[' are grouped under [] and anything that isn't a letter is grouped
 * under #.
 *
 * @param input a description
 * @returns The group code
 */
function groupCode(input) {
    var group = toASCII_1.default(sortOrder_1.default(input).slice(0, 1)).toUpperCase();
    if (group >= 'A' && group <= 'Z')
        return group;
    else if (group === '[')
        return '[]';
    return '#';
}
exports.groupCode = groupCode;
exports.default = groupCode;