Function normalizeString

normalizeString(text: string, caseSensitive?: boolean): string

Cleans and normalizes a string for comparison.

Parameters

text: string
The string to normalize.
caseSensitive: boolean = false
Whether to preserve case sensitivity.

Returns string

The normalized string.

Source

export function normalizeString(text: string, caseSensitive = false): string {
  if (!text) return "";

  // Replace special characters and normalize spacing
  const replaced = text
    .replaceAll(/[^\w\s]/gi, " ") // Replace special chars with space
    .replaceAll(/\s+/g, " ") // Collapse multiple spaces
    .trim();

  return caseSensitive ? replaced : replaced.toLowerCase();
}

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