|  |  | # magic-string
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							|  |  | Suppose you have some source code. You want to make some light modifications to it - replacing a few characters here and there, wrapping it with a header and footer, etc - and ideally you'd like to generate a source map at the end of it. You've thought about using something like [recast](https://github.com/benjamn/recast) (which allows you to generate an AST from some JavaScript, manipulate it, and reprint it with a sourcemap without losing your comments and formatting), but it seems like overkill for your needs (or maybe the source code isn't JavaScript).
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							|  |  | Your requirements are, frankly, rather niche. But they're requirements that I also have, and for which I made magic-string. It's a small, fast utility for manipulating strings and generating sourcemaps.
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							|  |  | ## Installation
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							|  |  | magic-string works in both node.js and browser environments. For node, install with npm:
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							|  |  | ```bash
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							|  |  | npm i magic-string
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | To use in browser, grab the [magic-string.umd.js](https://unpkg.com/magic-string/dist/magic-string.umd.js) file and add it to your page:
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							|  |  | ```html
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							|  |  | <script src='magic-string.umd.js'></script>
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | (It also works with various module systems, if you prefer that sort of thing - it has a dependency on [vlq](https://github.com/Rich-Harris/vlq).)
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							|  |  | ## Usage
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							|  |  | These examples assume you're in node.js, or something similar:
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | import MagicString from 'magic-string';
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							|  |  | import fs from 'fs'
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							|  |  | const s = new MagicString('problems = 99');
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							|  |  | s.overwrite(0, 8, 'answer');
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							|  |  | s.toString(); // 'answer = 99'
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							|  |  | s.overwrite(11, 13, '42'); // character indices always refer to the original string
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							|  |  | s.toString(); // 'answer = 42'
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							|  |  | s.prepend('var ').append(';'); // most methods are chainable
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							|  |  | s.toString(); // 'var answer = 42;'
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							|  |  | const map = s.generateMap({
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							|  |  |   source: 'source.js',
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							|  |  |   file: 'converted.js.map',
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							|  |  |   includeContent: true
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							|  |  | }); // generates a v3 sourcemap
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							|  |  | fs.writeFileSync('converted.js', s.toString());
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							|  |  | fs.writeFileSync('converted.js.map', map.toString());
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | const s = new MagicString(someCode, {
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							|  |  |   // both these options will be used if you later
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							|  |  |   // call `bundle.addSource( s )` - see below
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							|  |  |   filename: 'foo.js',
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							|  |  |   indentExclusionRanges: [/*...*/]
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							|  |  | });
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ## Methods
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							|  |  | ### s.addSourcemapLocation( index )
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							|  |  | Adds the specified character index (with respect to the original string) to sourcemap mappings, if `hires` is `false` (see below).
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							|  |  | ### s.append( content )
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							|  |  | Appends the specified content to the end of the string. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.appendLeft( index, content )
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							|  |  | Appends the specified `content` at the `index` in the original string. If a range *ending* with `index` is subsequently moved, the insert will be moved with it. Returns `this`. See also `s.prependLeft(...)`.
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							|  |  | ### s.appendRight( index, content )
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							|  |  | Appends the specified `content` at the `index` in the original string. If a range *starting* with `index` is subsequently moved, the insert will be moved with it. Returns `this`. See also `s.prependRight(...)`.
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							|  |  | ### s.clone()
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							|  |  | Does what you'd expect.
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							|  |  | ### s.generateDecodedMap( options )
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							|  |  | Generates a sourcemap object with raw mappings in array form, rather than encoded as a string. See `generateMap` documentation below for options details. Useful if you need to manipulate the sourcemap further, but most of the time you will use `generateMap` instead.
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							|  |  | ### s.generateMap( options )
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							|  |  | Generates a [version 3 sourcemap](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U1RGAehQwRypUTovF1KRlpiOFze0b-_2gc6fAH0KY0k/edit). All options are, well, optional:
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							|  |  | * `file` - the filename where you plan to write the sourcemap
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							|  |  | * `source` - the filename of the file containing the original source
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							|  |  | * `includeContent` - whether to include the original content in the map's `sourcesContent` array
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							|  |  | * `hires` - whether the mapping should be high-resolution. Hi-res mappings map every single character, meaning (for example) your devtools will always be able to pinpoint the exact location of function calls and so on. With lo-res mappings, devtools may only be able to identify the correct line - but they're quicker to generate and less bulky. If sourcemap locations have been specified with `s.addSourceMapLocation()`, they will be used here.
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							|  |  | The returned sourcemap has two (non-enumerable) methods attached for convenience:
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							|  |  | * `toString` - returns the equivalent of `JSON.stringify(map)`
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							|  |  | * `toUrl` - returns a DataURI containing the sourcemap. Useful for doing this sort of thing:
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | code += '\n//# sourceMappingURL=' + map.toUrl();
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ### s.indent( prefix[, options] )
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							|  |  | Prefixes each line of the string with `prefix`. If `prefix` is not supplied, the indentation will be guessed from the original content, falling back to a single tab character. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | The `options` argument can have an `exclude` property, which is an array of `[start, end]` character ranges. These ranges will be excluded from the indentation - useful for (e.g.) multiline strings.
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							|  |  | ### s.insertLeft( index, content )
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							|  |  | **DEPRECATED** since 0.17 – use `s.appendLeft(...)` instead
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							|  |  | ### s.insertRight( index, content )
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							|  |  | **DEPRECATED** since 0.17 – use `s.prependRight(...)` instead
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							|  |  | ### s.locate( index )
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							|  |  | **DEPRECATED** since 0.10 – see [#30](https://github.com/Rich-Harris/magic-string/pull/30)
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							|  |  | ### s.locateOrigin( index )
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							|  |  | **DEPRECATED** since 0.10 – see [#30](https://github.com/Rich-Harris/magic-string/pull/30)
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							|  |  | ### s.move( start, end, newIndex )
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							|  |  | Moves the characters from `start` and `end` to `index`. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.overwrite( start, end, content[, options] )
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							|  |  | Replaces the characters from `start` to `end` with `content`. The same restrictions as `s.remove()` apply. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | The fourth argument is optional. It can have a `storeName` property — if `true`, the original name will be stored for later inclusion in a sourcemap's `names` array — and a `contentOnly` property which determines whether only the content is overwritten, or anything that was appended/prepended to the range as well.
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							|  |  | ### s.prepend( content )
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							|  |  | Prepends the string with the specified content. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.prependLeft ( index, content )
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							|  |  | Same as `s.appendLeft(...)`, except that the inserted content will go *before* any previous appends or prepends at `index`
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							|  |  | ### s.prependRight ( index, content )
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							|  |  | Same as `s.appendRight(...)`, except that the inserted content will go *before* any previous appends or prepends at `index`
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							|  |  | ### s.remove( start, end )
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							|  |  | Removes the characters from `start` to `end` (of the original string, **not** the generated string). Removing the same content twice, or making removals that partially overlap, will cause an error. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.slice( start, end )
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							|  |  | Returns the content of the generated string that corresponds to the slice between `start` and `end` of the original string. Throws error if the indices are for characters that were already removed.
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							|  |  | ### s.snip( start, end )
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							|  |  | Returns a clone of `s`, with all content before the `start` and `end` characters of the original string removed.
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							|  |  | ### s.toString()
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							|  |  | Returns the generated string.
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							|  |  | ### s.trim([ charType ])
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							|  |  | Trims content matching `charType` (defaults to `\s`, i.e. whitespace) from the start and end. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.trimStart([ charType ])
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							|  |  | Trims content matching `charType` (defaults to `\s`, i.e. whitespace) from the start. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | Trims content matching `charType` (defaults to `\s`, i.e. whitespace) from the end. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.trimLines()
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							|  |  | Removes empty lines from the start and end. Returns `this`.
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							|  |  | ### s.isEmpty()
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							|  |  | Returns true if the resulting source is empty (disregarding white space).
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							|  |  | ## Bundling
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							|  |  | To concatenate several sources, use `MagicString.Bundle`:
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | const bundle = new MagicString.Bundle();
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							|  |  |   filename: 'foo.js',
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							|  |  |   content: new MagicString('var answer = 42;')
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							|  |  | });
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							|  |  |   filename: 'bar.js',
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							|  |  |   content: new MagicString('console.log( answer )')
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							|  |  | // Advanced: a source can include an `indentExclusionRanges` property
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							|  |  | // alongside `filename` and `content`. This will be passed to `s.indent()`
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							|  |  | // - see documentation above
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							|  |  | bundle.indent() // optionally, pass an indent string, otherwise it will be guessed
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							|  |  |   .prepend('(function () {\n')
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							|  |  |   .append('}());');
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							|  |  | bundle.toString();
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							|  |  | // (function () {
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							|  |  | //   var answer = 42;
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							|  |  | //   console.log( answer );
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							|  |  | // }());
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							|  |  | // options are as per `s.generateMap()` above
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							|  |  | const map = bundle.generateMap({
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							|  |  |   file: 'bundle.js',
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							|  |  |   includeContent: true,
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							|  |  |   hires: true
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							|  |  | });
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | As an alternative syntax, if you a) don't have `filename` or `indentExclusionRanges` options, or b) passed those in when you used `new MagicString(...)`, you can simply pass the `MagicString` instance itself:
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | const bundle = new MagicString.Bundle();
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							|  |  | const source = new MagicString(someCode, {
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							|  |  |   filename: 'foo.js'
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							|  |  | });
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							|  |  | bundle.addSource(source);
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ## License
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							|  |  | MIT
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