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								# regexpu-core [](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/regexpu-core/actions?query=workflow%3Arun-checks) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/regexpu-core)
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								_regexpu_ is a source code transpiler that enables the use of ES2015 Unicode regular expressions in JavaScript-of-today (ES5).
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								_regexpu-core_ contains _regexpu_’s core functionality, i.e. `rewritePattern(pattern, flag)`, which enables rewriting regular expressions that make use of [the ES2015 `u` flag](https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/es6-unicode-regex) into equivalent ES5-compatible regular expression patterns.
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								## Installation
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								To use _regexpu-core_ programmatically, install it as a dependency via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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								```bash
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								Then, `require` it:
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								const rewritePattern = require('regexpu-core');
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								## API
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								This module exports a single function named `rewritePattern`.
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								### `rewritePattern(pattern, flags, options)`
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								This function takes a string that represents a regular expression pattern as well as a string representing its flags, and returns an ES5-compatible version of the pattern.
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								// → 'foo(?:[\\0-\\t\\x0B\\f\\x0E-\\u2027\\u202A-\\uD7FF\\uDC00-\\uFFFF]|[\\uD800-\\uDBFF][\\uDC00-\\uDFFF]|[\\uD800-\\uDBFF])bar'
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								_regexpu-core_ can rewrite non-ES6 regular expressions too, which is useful to demonstrate how their behavior changes once the `u` and `i` flags are added:
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								// → 'foo(?:[\\0-\\t\\x0B\\f\\x0E-\\u2027\\u202A-\\uFFFF])bar'
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								// → 'foo(?:[\\0-\\t\\x0B\\f\\x0E-\\u2027\\u202A-\\uD7FF\\uDC00-\\uFFFF]|[\\uD800-\\uDBFF][\\uDC00-\\uDFFF]|[\\uD800-\\uDBFF])bar'
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								#### Stable regular expression features
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								These options can be set to `false` or `'transform'`. When using `'transform'`, the corresponding features are compiled to older syntax that can run in older browsers. When using `false` (the default), they are not compiled and they can be relied upon to compile more modern features.
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								- `unicodeFlag` - The `u` flag, enabling support for Unicode code point escapes in the form `\u{...}`.
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								- `dotAllFlag` - The [`s` (`dotAll`) flag](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/es-regexp-dotall-flag).
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								#### Experimental regular expression features
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								These options can be set to `false`, `'parse'` and `'transform'`. When using `'transform'`, the corresponding features are compiled to older syntax that can run in older browsers. When using `'parse'`, they are parsed and left as-is in the output pattern. When using `false` (the default), they result in a syntax error if used.
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								Once these features become stable (when the proposals are accepted as part of ECMAScript), they will be parsed by default and thus `'parse'` will behave like `false`.
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								- `unicodeSetsFlag` - [The `v` (`unicodeSets`) flag](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-regexp-set-notation)
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								  This option is a function that gets called when a named capture group is found. It receives two parameters:
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								1. Once the release has been published to npm, update [`regexpu`](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/regexpu) to make use of it, and [cut a new release of `regexpu` as well](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/regexpu#how-to-publish-a-new-release).
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								## Author
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								| [](https://twitter.com/mathias "Follow @mathias on Twitter") |
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								| [Mathias Bynens](https://mathiasbynens.be/) |
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								## License
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								_regexpu-core_ is available under the [MIT](https://mths.be/mit) license.
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