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| Suppose you have some source code. You want to make some light modifications to it - replacing a few characters here and there, wrapping it with a header and footer, etc - and ideally you'd like to generate a [source map](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U1RGAehQwRypUTovF1KRlpiOFze0b-_2gc6fAH0KY0k/) at the end of it. You've thought about using something like [recast](https://github.com/benjamn/recast) (which allows you to generate an AST from some JavaScript, manipulate it, and reprint it with a sourcemap without losing your comments and formatting), but it seems like overkill for your needs (or maybe the source code isn't JavaScript). | |
| Your requirements are, frankly, rather niche. But they're requirements that I also have, and for which I made magic-string. It's a small, fast utility for manipulating strings and generating sourcemaps. | |
| ## Installation | |
| magic-string works in both node.js and browser environments. For node, install with npm: | |
| ```bash | |
| npm i magic-string | |
| ``` | |
| To use in browser, grab the [magic-string.umd.js](https://unpkg.com/magic-string/dist/magic-string.umd.js) file and add it to your page: | |
| ```html | |
| <script src='magic-string.umd.js'></script> | |
| ``` | |
| (It also works with various module systems, if you prefer that sort of thing - it has a dependency on [vlq](https://github.com/Rich-Harris/vlq).) | |
| ## Usage | |
| These examples assume you're in node.js, or something similar: | |
| ```js | |
| import MagicString from 'magic-string'; | |
| import fs from 'fs' | |
| const s = new MagicString('problems = 99'); | |
| s.update(0, 8, 'answer'); | |
| s.toString(); // 'answer = 99' | |
| s.update(11, 13, '42'); // character indices always refer to the original string | |
| s.toString(); // 'answer = 42' | |
| s.prepend('var ').append(';'); // most methods are chainable | |
| s.toString(); // 'var answer = 42;' | |
| const map = s.generateMap({ | |
| source: 'source.js', | |
| file: 'converted.js.map', | |
| includeContent: true | |
| }); // generates a v3 sourcemap | |
| fs.writeFileSync('converted.js', s.toString()); | |
| fs.writeFileSync('converted.js.map', map.toString()); | |
| ``` | |
| You can pass an options argument: | |
| ```js | |
| const s = new MagicString(someCode, { | |
| // these options will be used if you later call `bundle.addSource( s )` - see below | |
| filename: 'foo.js', | |
| indentExclusionRanges: [/*...*/], | |
| // market source as ignore in DevTools, see below #Bundling | |
| ignoreList: false | |
| }); | |
| ``` | |
| ## Methods | |
| ### s.addSourcemapLocation( index ) | |
| Adds the specified character index (with respect to the original string) to sourcemap mappings, if `hires` is `false` (see below). | |
| ### s.append( content ) | |
| Appends the specified content to the end of the string. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.appendLeft( index, content ) | |
| Appends the specified `content` at the `index` in the original string. If a range *ending* with `index` is subsequently moved, the insert will be moved with it. Returns `this`. See also `s.prependLeft(...)`. | |
| ### s.appendRight( index, content ) | |
| Appends the specified `content` at the `index` in the original string. If a range *starting* with `index` is subsequently moved, the insert will be moved with it. Returns `this`. See also `s.prependRight(...)`. | |
| ### s.clone() | |
| Does what you'd expect. | |
| ### s.generateDecodedMap( options ) | |
| Generates a sourcemap object with raw mappings in array form, rather than encoded as a string. See `generateMap` documentation below for options details. Useful if you need to manipulate the sourcemap further, but most of the time you will use `generateMap` instead. | |
| ### s.generateMap( options ) | |
| Generates a [version 3 sourcemap](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U1RGAehQwRypUTovF1KRlpiOFze0b-_2gc6fAH0KY0k/edit). All options are, well, optional: | |
| * `file` - the filename where you plan to write the sourcemap | |
| * `source` - the filename of the file containing the original source | |
| * `includeContent` - whether to include the original content in the map's `sourcesContent` array | |
| * `hires` - whether the mapping should be high-resolution. Hi-res mappings map every single character, meaning (for example) your devtools will always be able to pinpoint the exact location of function calls and so on. With lo-res mappings, devtools may only be able to identify the correct line - but they're quicker to generate and less bulky. You can also set `"boundary"` to generate a semi-hi-res mappings segmented per word boundary instead of per character, suitable for string semantics that are separated by words. If sourcemap locations have been specified with `s.addSourcemapLocation()`, they will be used here. | |
| The returned sourcemap has two (non-enumerable) methods attached for convenience: | |
| * `toString` - returns the equivalent of `JSON.stringify(map)` | |
| * `toUrl` - returns a DataURI containing the sourcemap. Useful for doing this sort of thing: | |
| ```js | |
| code += '\n//# sourceMappingURL=' + map.toUrl(); | |
| ``` | |
| ### s.hasChanged() | |
| Indicates if the string has been changed. | |
| ### s.indent( prefix[, options] ) | |
| Prefixes each line of the string with `prefix`. If `prefix` is not supplied, the indentation will be guessed from the original content, falling back to a single tab character. Returns `this`. | |
| The `options` argument can have an `exclude` property, which is an array of `[start, end]` character ranges. These ranges will be excluded from the indentation - useful for (e.g.) multiline strings. | |
| ### s.insertLeft( index, content ) | |
| **DEPRECATED** since 0.17 β use `s.appendLeft(...)` instead | |
| ### s.insertRight( index, content ) | |
| **DEPRECATED** since 0.17 β use `s.prependRight(...)` instead | |
| ### s.isEmpty() | |
| Returns true if the resulting source is empty (disregarding white space). | |
| ### s.locate( index ) | |
| **DEPRECATED** since 0.10 β see [#30](https://github.com/Rich-Harris/magic-string/pull/30) | |
| ### s.locateOrigin( index ) | |
| **DEPRECATED** since 0.10 β see [#30](https://github.com/Rich-Harris/magic-string/pull/30) | |
| ### s.move( start, end, index ) | |
| Moves the characters from `start` and `end` to `index`. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.overwrite( start, end, content[, options] ) | |
| Replaces the characters from `start` to `end` with `content`, along with the appended/prepended content in that range. The same restrictions as `s.remove()` apply. Returns `this`. | |
| The fourth argument is optional. It can have a `storeName` property β if `true`, the original name will be stored for later inclusion in a sourcemap's `names` array β and a `contentOnly` property which determines whether only the content is overwritten, or anything that was appended/prepended to the range as well. | |
| It may be preferred to use `s.update(...)` instead if you wish to avoid overwriting the appended/prepended content. | |
| ### s.prepend( content ) | |
| Prepends the string with the specified content. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.prependLeft ( index, content ) | |
| Same as `s.appendLeft(...)`, except that the inserted content will go *before* any previous appends or prepends at `index` | |
| ### s.prependRight ( index, content ) | |
| Same as `s.appendRight(...)`, except that the inserted content will go *before* any previous appends or prepends at `index` | |
| ### s.replace( regexpOrString, substitution ) | |
| String replacement with RegExp or string. When using a RegExp, replacer function is also supported. Returns `this`. | |
| ```ts | |
| import MagicString from 'magic-string' | |
| const s = new MagicString(source) | |
| s.replace('foo', 'bar') | |
| s.replace(/foo/g, 'bar') | |
| s.replace(/(\w)(\d+)/g, (_, $1, $2) => $1.toUpperCase() + $2) | |
| ``` | |
| The differences from [`String.replace`]((https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/replace)): | |
| - It will always match against the **original string** | |
| - It mutates the magic string state (use `.clone()` to be immutable) | |
| ### s.replaceAll( regexpOrString, substitution ) | |
| Same as `s.replace`, but replace all matched strings instead of just one. | |
| If `substitution` is a regex, then it must have the global (`g`) flag set, or a `TypeError` is thrown. Matches the behavior of the bultin [`String.property.replaceAll`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/replaceAll). | |
| ### s.remove( start, end ) | |
| Removes the characters from `start` to `end` (of the original string, **not** the generated string). Removing the same content twice, or making removals that partially overlap, will cause an error. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.slice( start, end ) | |
| Returns the content of the generated string that corresponds to the slice between `start` and `end` of the original string. Throws error if the indices are for characters that were already removed. | |
| ### s.snip( start, end ) | |
| Returns a clone of `s`, with all content before the `start` and `end` characters of the original string removed. | |
| ### s.toString() | |
| Returns the generated string. | |
| ### s.trim([ charType ]) | |
| Trims content matching `charType` (defaults to `\s`, i.e. whitespace) from the start and end. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.trimStart([ charType ]) | |
| Trims content matching `charType` (defaults to `\s`, i.e. whitespace) from the start. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.trimEnd([ charType ]) | |
| Trims content matching `charType` (defaults to `\s`, i.e. whitespace) from the end. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.trimLines() | |
| Removes empty lines from the start and end. Returns `this`. | |
| ### s.update( start, end, content[, options] ) | |
| Replaces the characters from `start` to `end` with `content`. The same restrictions as `s.remove()` apply. Returns `this`. | |
| The fourth argument is optional. It can have a `storeName` property β if `true`, the original name will be stored for later inclusion in a sourcemap's `names` array β and an `overwrite` property which defaults to `false` and determines whether anything that was appended/prepended to the range will be overwritten along with the original content. | |
| `s.update(start, end, content)` is equivalent to `s.overwrite(start, end, content, { contentOnly: true })`. | |
| ## Bundling | |
| To concatenate several sources, use `MagicString.Bundle`: | |
| ```js | |
| const bundle = new MagicString.Bundle(); | |
| bundle.addSource({ | |
| filename: 'foo.js', | |
| content: new MagicString('var answer = 42;') | |
| }); | |
| bundle.addSource({ | |
| filename: 'bar.js', | |
| content: new MagicString('console.log( answer )') | |
| }); | |
| // Sources can be marked as ignore-listed, which provides a hint to debuggers | |
| // to not step into this code and also don't show the source files depending | |
| // on user preferences. | |
| bundle.addSource({ | |
| filename: 'some-3rdparty-library.js', | |
| content: new MagicString('function myLib(){}'), | |
| ignoreList: false // <-- | |
| }) | |
| // Advanced: a source can include an `indentExclusionRanges` property | |
| // alongside `filename` and `content`. This will be passed to `s.indent()` | |
| // - see documentation above | |
| bundle.indent() // optionally, pass an indent string, otherwise it will be guessed | |
| .prepend('(function () {\n') | |
| .append('}());'); | |
| bundle.toString(); | |
| // (function () { | |
| // var answer = 42; | |
| // console.log( answer ); | |
| // }()); | |
| // options are as per `s.generateMap()` above | |
| const map = bundle.generateMap({ | |
| file: 'bundle.js', | |
| includeContent: true, | |
| hires: true | |
| }); | |
| ``` | |
| As an alternative syntax, if you a) don't have `filename` or `indentExclusionRanges` options, or b) passed those in when you used `new MagicString(...)`, you can simply pass the `MagicString` instance itself: | |
| ```js | |
| const bundle = new MagicString.Bundle(); | |
| const source = new MagicString(someCode, { | |
| filename: 'foo.js' | |
| }); | |
| bundle.addSource(source); | |
| ``` | |
| ## License | |
| MIT | |