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22 lines
502 B
TypeScript
22 lines
502 B
TypeScript
7 years ago
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const BAD_CHARACTERS = /[^A-Za-z\s]+/g;
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const WHITESPACE = /\s+/g;
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function removeNonInitials(name: string) {
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return name.replace(BAD_CHARACTERS, '').replace(WHITESPACE, ' ');
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}
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export function getInitials(name?: string): string | null {
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if (!name) {
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return null;
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}
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const cleaned = removeNonInitials(name);
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const parts = cleaned.split(' ');
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const initials = parts.map(part => part.trim()[0]);
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if (!initials.length) {
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return null;
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}
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return initials.slice(0, 2).join('');
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}
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