typedoc-plugin-markdown/dist/libs/utils/un-escape-chars.js

A plugin for TypeDoc that enables TypeScript API documentation to be generated in Markdown.

export function unEscapeChars(str) {
    return str
        .replace(/(`[^`]*?)\\*([^`]*?`)/g, (match, p1, p2) => `${p1}${p2.replace(/\*/g, '\\*')}`)
        .replace(/\\\\/g, '\\')
        .replace(/(?<!\\)\*/g, '')
        .replace(/\\</g, '<')
        .replace(/\\>/g, '>')
        .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
        .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
        .replace(/\\_/g, '_')
        .replace(/\\{/g, '{')
        .replace(/\\}/g, '}')
        .replace(/``.*?``|(?<!\\)`/g, (match) => match.startsWith('``') ? match : '')
        .replace(/`` /g, '')
        .replace(/ ``/g, '')
        .replace(/\\`/g, '`')
        .replace(/\\\*/g, '*')
        .replace(/\\\|/g, '|')
        .replace(/\\\]/g, ']')
        .replace(/\\\[/g, '[')
        .replace(/\[([^[\]]*)\]\((.*?)\)/gm, '$1');
}