unicode-escapes

Encode and decode Unicode escapes in a string

Can be useful when a tool or service returns text with encoded Unicode characters.

Install

npm install unicode-escapes

Usage

import {encodeUnicodeEscapes, decodeUnicodeEscapes} from 'unicode-escapes';

console.log(encodeUnicodeEscapes('Hello, โลก'));
//=> 'Hello, \u{e42}\u{e25}\u{e01}'

console.log(decodeUnicodeEscapes('Hello, \\u{e42}\\u{e25}\\u{e01}'));
//=> 'Hello, โลก'

API

encodeUnicodeEscapes(string)

Encode Unicode characters in a string to Unicode escapes.

decodeUnicodeEscapes(string)

Decode Unicode escapes in a string to Unicode characters.

Use-cases

• Debugging and logging: Encoding and decoding Unicode escapes can be valuable in debugging scenarios, where you might need to inspect strings with non-visible or special characters. It can assist in displaying logs, traces, or debug outputs that are human-readable.
• Data serialization and deserialization: Ensuring consistent representation of Unicode characters when saving and reading data, particularly in formats that may have special handling for certain escape sequences.
• Source code analysis and manipulation: For tooling that analyzes or manipulates source code, such as linters or code transformation tools, where representing characters in escape sequences might be necessary.
• Interoperability with legacy systems: When interacting with systems that expect a particular escape syntax for Unicode characters.