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# split-string [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/split-string.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/split-string) [![NPM monthly downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/split-string.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/split-string) [![NPM total downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/split-string.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/split-string) [![Linux Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jonschlinkert/split-string.svg?style=flat&label=Travis)](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/split-string)
> Split a string on a character except when the character is escaped.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh $ npm install --save split-string ```
<!-- section: Why use this? -->
<details> <summary><strong>Why use this?</strong></summary>
<br>
Although it's easy to split on a string:
```js console.log('a.b.c'.split('.')); //=> ['a', 'b', 'c'] ```
It's more challenging to split a string whilst respecting escaped or quoted characters.
**Bad**
```js console.log('a\\.b.c'.split('.')); //=> ['a\\', 'b', 'c']
console.log('"a.b.c".d'.split('.')); //=> ['"a', 'b', 'c"', 'd'] ```
**Good**
```js var split = require('split-string'); console.log(split('a\\.b.c')); //=> ['a.b', 'c']
console.log(split('"a.b.c".d')); //=> ['a.b.c', 'd'] ```
See the [options](#options) to learn how to choose the separator or retain quotes or escaping.
<br>
</details>
## Usage
```js var split = require('split-string');
split('a.b.c'); //=> ['a', 'b', 'c']
// respects escaped characters split('a.b.c\\.d'); //=> ['a', 'b', 'c.d']
// respects double-quoted strings split('a."b.c.d".e'); //=> ['a', 'b.c.d', 'e'] ```
**Brackets**
Also respects brackets [unless disabled](#optionsbrackets):
```js split('a (b c d) e', ' '); //=> ['a', '(b c d)', 'e'] ```
## Options
### options.brackets
**Type**: `object|boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
**Description**
If enabled, split-string will not split inside brackets. The following brackets types are supported when `options.brackets` is `true`,
```js { '<': '>', '(': ')', '[': ']', '{': '}' } ```
Or, if object of brackets must be passed, each property on the object must be a bracket type, where the property key is the opening delimiter and property value is the closing delimiter.
**Examples**
```js // no bracket support by default split('a.{b.c}'); //=> [ 'a', '{b', 'c}' ]
// support all basic bracket types: "<>{}[]()" split('a.{b.c}', {brackets: true}); //=> [ 'a', '{b.c}' ]
// also supports nested brackets split('a.{b.{c.d}.e}.f', {brackets: true}); //=> [ 'a', '{b.{c.d}.e}', 'f' ]
// support only the specified brackets split('[a.b].(c.d)', {brackets: {'[': ']'}}); //=> [ '[a.b]', '(c', 'd)' ] ```
### options.sep
**Type**: `string`
**Default**: `.`
The separator/character to split on.
**Example**
```js split('a.b,c', {sep: ','}); //=> ['a.b', 'c']
// you can also pass the separator as string as the last argument split('a.b,c', ','); //=> ['a.b', 'c'] ```
### options.keepEscaping
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
Keep backslashes in the result.
**Example**
```js split('a.b\\.c'); //=> ['a', 'b.c']
split('a.b.\\c', {keepEscaping: true}); //=> ['a', 'b\.c'] ```
### options.keepQuotes
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
Keep single- or double-quotes in the result.
**Example**
```js split('a."b.c.d".e'); //=> ['a', 'b.c.d', 'e']
split('a."b.c.d".e', {keepQuotes: true}); //=> ['a', '"b.c.d"', 'e']
split('a.\'b.c.d\'.e', {keepQuotes: true}); //=> ['a', '\'b.c.d\'', 'e'] ```
### options.keepDoubleQuotes
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
Keep double-quotes in the result.
**Example**
```js split('a."b.c.d".e'); //=> ['a', 'b.c.d', 'e']
split('a."b.c.d".e', {keepDoubleQuotes: true}); //=> ['a', '"b.c.d"', 'e'] ```
### options.keepSingleQuotes
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
Keep single-quotes in the result.
**Example**
```js split('a.\'b.c.d\'.e'); //=> ['a', 'b.c.d', 'e']
split('a.\'b.c.d\'.e', {keepSingleQuotes: true}); //=> ['a', '\'b.c.d\'', 'e'] ```
## Customizer
**Type**: `function`
**Default**: `undefined`
Pass a function as the last argument to customize how tokens are added to the array.
**Example**
```js var arr = split('a.b', function(tok) { if (tok.arr[tok.arr.length - 1] === 'a') { tok.split = false; } }); console.log(arr); //=> ['a.b'] ```
**Properties**
The `tok` object has the following properties:
* `tok.val` (string) The current value about to be pushed onto the result array * `tok.idx` (number) the current index in the string * `tok.str` (string) the entire string * `tok.arr` (array) the result array
## Release history
### v3.0.0 - 2017-06-17
**Added**
* adds support for brackets
## About
<details> <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
</details>
<details> <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh $ npm install && npm test ```
</details>
<details> <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>
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### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** | | --- | --- | | 28 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | | 9 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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