query-param-extractor

query-param-extractor is a lightweight, easy-to-use npm package designed for extracting query parameters from URLs in Node.js applications. This package provides a straightforward way to parse query strings into JavaScript objects, making it easier to access and manipulate query parameters in your web applications.

Features

• Simple and easy to parse URL query parameters
• Converts query strings to JavaScript objects
• Supports decoding of URL-encoded characters

Installation

To use query-param-extractor in your project, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install query-param-extractor

Usage

After installation, you can require and use query-param-extractor in your Node.js files to extract query parameters from URLs. Here's a basic example:

const parseUrlParams = require("query-param-extractor");

const url = "http://example.com?page=2&sort=ascending";
const params = parseUrlParams(url);

console.log(params);

Output:

{ "page": "2", "sort": "ascending" }

Example: Using with Express.js

If you're working with Express.js or a similar web framework, you can use query-param-extractor to parse query parameters from request URLs:

const express = require("express");
const parseUrlParams = require("query-param-extractor");
const app = express();

app.get("/example", (req, res) => {
  const params = parseUrlParams(req.url);
  res.json(params);
});

app.listen(3000, () => console.log("Server running on port 3000"));

License

query-param-extractor is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.