stringzy/dist/transformations/removeWords.js

A versatile string manipulation library providing a range of text utilities for JavaScript and Node.js applications.

"use strict";
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.removeWords = removeWords;
function removeWords(str, wordsToRemove) {
    if (str === null || str === undefined) {
        throw new Error('Input string cannot be null or undefined');
    }
    if (typeof str !== 'string') {
        throw new Error('First parameter must be a string');
    }
    if (wordsToRemove === null || wordsToRemove === undefined) {
        throw new Error('Words to remove cannot be null or undefined');
    }
    if (typeof wordsToRemove !== 'string' && !Array.isArray(wordsToRemove)) {
        throw new Error('Second parameter must be a string or an array of strings');
    }
    if (str === '') {
        return '';
    }
    const wordsArray = Array.isArray(wordsToRemove) ? wordsToRemove : [wordsToRemove];
    const regex = new RegExp(`\\b(${wordsArray.join('|')})\\b`, 'gi');
    return str.replace(regex, '').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
}