Replacing GitHub usernames with links
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A user wrote an issue asking if inside the bio (or any arbitrary tag), any tagged accounts can be automatically linked like on Github.
I gave them this function:
<script>
let bio = "The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.";
let linkedBio = "";
let found = false;
let link = "";
for (let i = 0; i < bio.length; i++) {
let currentChar = bio[i];
if (currentChar.startsWith("@")) {
link += currentChar;
found = true;
continue // we don't need to look at other chars until next iterations
}
if (found) {
if (/[^A-Za-z0-9]/.test(currentChar)) { // we found the end of the link (you can add more special chars to this)
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag + currentChar // we add the special char at the end of the tag so that it actually appears, otherwise it does not
link = "";
found = false;
} else {
link += currentChar;
}
} else {
linkedBio += currentChar;
}
}
if (link.length > 0) { // means we need to add a link that is the last possible thing without anything after it
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = linkedBio
</script>
I was going to use string.split(" "), but then I realized that if I did that I would destroy the specific formatting of the text if I used array.join(" ") after all of the formatting changes.
Ex:
Original: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws, @microsoft, and @apple"
Joined: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws , @microsoft , and @apple"
The commas are messed up.
Is there a way to slim it down and/or simplify it? JS isn't my strongest language.
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A user wrote an issue asking if inside the bio (or any arbitrary tag), any tagged accounts can be automatically linked like on Github.
I gave them this function:
<script>
let bio = "The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.";
let linkedBio = "";
let found = false;
let link = "";
for (let i = 0; i < bio.length; i++) {
let currentChar = bio[i];
if (currentChar.startsWith("@")) {
link += currentChar;
found = true;
continue // we don't need to look at other chars until next iterations
}
if (found) {
if (/[^A-Za-z0-9]/.test(currentChar)) { // we found the end of the link (you can add more special chars to this)
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag + currentChar // we add the special char at the end of the tag so that it actually appears, otherwise it does not
link = "";
found = false;
} else {
link += currentChar;
}
} else {
linkedBio += currentChar;
}
}
if (link.length > 0) { // means we need to add a link that is the last possible thing without anything after it
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = linkedBio
</script>
I was going to use string.split(" "), but then I realized that if I did that I would destroy the specific formatting of the text if I used array.join(" ") after all of the formatting changes.
Ex:
Original: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws, @microsoft, and @apple"
Joined: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws , @microsoft , and @apple"
The commas are messed up.
Is there a way to slim it down and/or simplify it? JS isn't my strongest language.
javascript dom
edited 2 hours ago
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131k17156420
asked 6 hours ago
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$begingroup$
A user wrote an issue asking if inside the bio (or any arbitrary tag), any tagged accounts can be automatically linked like on Github.
I gave them this function:
<script>
let bio = "The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.";
let linkedBio = "";
let found = false;
let link = "";
for (let i = 0; i < bio.length; i++) {
let currentChar = bio[i];
if (currentChar.startsWith("@")) {
link += currentChar;
found = true;
continue // we don't need to look at other chars until next iterations
}
if (found) {
if (/[^A-Za-z0-9]/.test(currentChar)) { // we found the end of the link (you can add more special chars to this)
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag + currentChar // we add the special char at the end of the tag so that it actually appears, otherwise it does not
link = "";
found = false;
} else {
link += currentChar;
}
} else {
linkedBio += currentChar;
}
}
if (link.length > 0) { // means we need to add a link that is the last possible thing without anything after it
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = linkedBio
</script>
I was going to use string.split(" "), but then I realized that if I did that I would destroy the specific formatting of the text if I used array.join(" ") after all of the formatting changes.
Ex:
Original: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws, @microsoft, and @apple"
Joined: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws , @microsoft , and @apple"
The commas are messed up.
Is there a way to slim it down and/or simplify it? JS isn't my strongest language.
javascript dom
edited 2 hours ago
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131k17156420
asked 6 hours ago
LandonLandon
183
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A user wrote an issue asking if inside the bio (or any arbitrary tag), any tagged accounts can be automatically linked like on Github.
I gave them this function:
<script>
let bio = "The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.";
let linkedBio = "";
let found = false;
let link = "";
for (let i = 0; i < bio.length; i++) {
let currentChar = bio[i];
if (currentChar.startsWith("@")) {
link += currentChar;
found = true;
continue // we don't need to look at other chars until next iterations
}
if (found) {
if (/[^A-Za-z0-9]/.test(currentChar)) { // we found the end of the link (you can add more special chars to this)
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag + currentChar // we add the special char at the end of the tag so that it actually appears, otherwise it does not
link = "";
found = false;
} else {
link += currentChar;
}
} else {
linkedBio += currentChar;
}
}
if (link.length > 0) { // means we need to add a link that is the last possible thing without anything after it
let tag = "<a href=https://github.com/" + link.substr(1) + ">" + link + "</a>"
linkedBio += tag
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = linkedBio
</script>
I was going to use string.split(" "), but then I realized that if I did that I would destroy the specific formatting of the text if I used array.join(" ") after all of the formatting changes.
Ex:
Original: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws, @microsoft, and @apple"
Joined: "I work for the coolest companies: @aws , @microsoft , and @apple"
The commas are messed up.
Is there a way to slim it down and/or simplify it? JS isn't my strongest language.
javascript dom
javascript dom
edited 2 hours ago
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asked 6 hours ago
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The function you want is replace:
function link_ats(text) {
return text.replace( /@(w+)/g, '<a href=https://github.com/$1>@$1</a>' )
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = link_ats("The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.", "bio");
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The function you want is replace:
function link_ats(text) {
return text.replace( /@(w+)/g, '<a href=https://github.com/$1>@$1</a>' )
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = link_ats("The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.", "bio");
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The function you want is replace:
function link_ats(text) {
return text.replace( /@(w+)/g, '<a href=https://github.com/$1>@$1</a>' )
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = link_ats("The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.", "bio");
answered 5 hours ago
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The function you want is replace:
function link_ats(text) {
return text.replace( /@(w+)/g, '<a href=https://github.com/$1>@$1</a>' )
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = link_ats("The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.", "bio");
answered 5 hours ago
Oh My GoodnessOh My Goodness
2,069315
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The function you want is replace:
function link_ats(text) {
return text.replace( /@(w+)/g, '<a href=https://github.com/$1>@$1</a>' )
}
document.getElementById("bio").innerHTML = link_ats("The coolest company to work for is @github! There is also @aws and @microsoft.", "bio");
answered 5 hours ago
Oh My GoodnessOh My Goodness
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answered 5 hours ago
Oh My GoodnessOh My Goodness
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answered 5 hours ago
Oh My GoodnessOh My Goodness
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answered 5 hours ago
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