/** * Normalize an identifier (as found in references, definitions). * * Collapses markdown whitespace, trim, and then lower- and uppercase. * * Some characters are considered “uppercase”, such as U+03F4 (`ϴ`), but if their * lowercase counterpart (U+03B8 (`θ`)) is uppercased will result in a different * uppercase character (U+0398 (`Θ`)). * So, to get a canonical form, we perform both lower- and uppercase. * * Using uppercase last makes sure keys will never interact with default * prototypal values (such as `constructor`): nothing in the prototype of * `Object` is uppercase. * * @param {string} value * Identifier to normalize. * @returns {string} * Normalized identifier. */ export function normalizeIdentifier(value) { return ( value // Collapse markdown whitespace. .replace(/[\t\n\r ]+/g, ' ') // Trim. .replace(/^ | $/g, '') // Some characters are considered “uppercase”, but if their lowercase // counterpart is uppercased will result in a different uppercase // character. // Hence, to get that form, we perform both lower- and uppercase. // Upper case makes sure keys will not interact with default prototypal // methods: no method is uppercase. .toLowerCase() .toUpperCase() ) }