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std/path/mod.ts>globToRegExp

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function globToRegExp
import { globToRegExp } from "https://deno.land/std@0.34.0/path/mod.ts";

Generate a regex based on glob pattern and options This was meant to be using the the fs.walk function but can be used anywhere else. Examples:

Looking for all the `ts` files:
walkSync(".", {
  match: [globToRegExp("*.ts")]
})

Looking for all the `.json` files in any subfolder:
walkSync(".", {
  match: [globToRegExp(join("a", "**", "*.json"),{
    flags: "g",
    extended: true,
    globstar: true
  })]
})

Parameters

glob: string
  • Glob pattern to be used
optional
unnamed 1: GlobToRegExpOptions = [UNSUPPORTED]
  • Specific options for the glob pattern

Returns

RegExp

A RegExp for the glob pattern