aamva-parser/src/utils/regex.ts

Plugin to parse AAMVA Drivers License Data from the PDF417 barcode

export class Regex {
    firstMatch(pattern: string, data: string): string | null {
      try {
        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
        const matches = regex.exec(data);
  
        if (!matches || matches.length < 2) {
          return null;
        }
  
        const matchedGroup = matches[1].trim();
        return matchedGroup.length > 0 ? matchedGroup : null;
      } catch (error) {
        return null;
      }
    }
  }