Function normalizeForMatching

  • normalizeForMatching(str: string): string

    Normalize a string for matching operations.

    • Converts to lowercase
    • Removes hyphens and special characters (keeps only word chars and spaces)
    • Collapses multiple spaces to single space
    • Trims whitespace

    Parameters

    • str: string

      The string to normalize

    Returns string

    Normalized string suitable for title matching

    Source

    export function normalizeForMatching(str: string): string {
      return str
        .toLowerCase()
        .replaceAll("-", "")
        .replaceAll(/[^\w\s]/g, "")
        .replaceAll(/\s+/g, " ")
        .replaceAll("_", " ")
        .trim();
    }

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