@technobuddha/library/root/root.mjs

A large library of useful functions

import isNil from 'lodash/isNil';
/**
 * Extract the root word, removing a prefix and/or suffix
 *
 * @param input The word, which might have {@code prefix} before it, and {@code suffix} after it.
 * @param __namedParameters see {@link Options}
 * @returns The root word
 */
export function root(input, { prefix, suffix } = {}) {
    if (!isNil(prefix) && input.startsWith(prefix))
        input = input.slice(prefix.length);
    if (!isNil(suffix) && input.endsWith(suffix))
        input = input.slice(0, Math.max(0, input.length - suffix.length));
    return input;
}
export default root;