devkits-text-case

Convert text between camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, PascalCase, and more. Zero dependencies.

Install

npm install -g devkits-text-case

Usage

CLI

# Convert to camelCase
textcase "hello world" -t camel
# Output: helloWorld

# Convert to snake_case
textcase "HelloWorld" -t snake
# Output: hello_world

# Convert to kebab-case
textcase "my_variable_name" -t kebab
# Output: my-variable-name

# Convert to PascalCase
textcase "my-variable" -t pascal
# Output: MyVariable

# List all formats
textcase -l

Programmatic API

const { toWords, CASES } = require('devkits-text-case');

// Parse text into words
const words = toWords('helloWorld');  // ['hello', 'world']
const words2 = toWords('my_variable'); // ['my', 'variable']

// Convert using built-in converters
CASES.camel(['hello', 'world']);      // 'helloWorld'
CASES.snake(['hello', 'world']);      // 'hello_world'
CASES.kebab(['hello', 'world']);      // 'hello-world'
CASES.pascal(['hello', 'world']);     // 'HelloWorld'
CASES.constant(['hello', 'world']);   // 'HELLO_WORLD'

Supported Formats

| Format | Alias | Example | |--------|-------|---------| | camelCase | camel | myVariableName | | PascalCase | pascal | MyVariableName | | snake_case | snake | my_variable_name | | CONSTANT_CASE | constant | MY_VARIABLE_NAME | | kebab-case | kebab | my-variable-name | | UPPER CASE | upper | MY VARIABLE NAME | | lower case | lower | my variable name | | Title Case | title | My Variable Name | | Sentence case | sentence | My variable name | | dot.case | dot | my.variable.name |

Use Cases

• Programming — Convert between naming conventions (JavaScript camelCase ↔ Python snake_case)
• Database — Convert column names between conventions
• API development — Standardize field naming across services
• Refactoring — Batch rename variables in code
• CSS — Convert between camelCase and kebab-case properties

Examples

# JavaScript to Python
$ textcase "userName" -t snake
user_name

# Python to JavaScript
$ textcase "user_name" -t camel
userName

# CSS property conversion
$ textcase "background-color" -t camel
backgroundColor

# Database column naming
$ textcase "FirstName" -t snake
first_name

# Constants
$ textcase "max_retry_count" -t constant
MAX_RETRY_COUNT

Features

• Smart parsing — Handles camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, spaces, dots
• 10 formats — All common naming conventions covered
• Zero dependencies — Pure JavaScript, no external packages
• Programmatic API — Use in your own Node.js scripts
• CLI + library — Works as command tool or npm module

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License

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