npm package: @nlabs/utils
Description: Formatting Utilities
Author: Giraldo Rosales
Latest version: 2.8.6

# @nlabs/utils

> **Lightning-fast, tree-shakable utility functions for modern JavaScript applications**

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## 🚀 Why @nlabs/utils?

- **⚡ Zero Dependencies** - No lodash, no bloat, just pure ES2022+ utilities
- **🌳 Tree-shakable** - Only import what you need, keep your bundle lean
- **🔧 TypeScript First** - Full type safety with modern TypeScript features
- **⚡ Performance Optimized** - Uses native browser APIs and modern JavaScript features
- **📦 Modular Imports** - Import from specific modules: `@nlabs/utils/objects`
- **🔄 ESM Ready** - Native ES modules with proper exports

## 📦 Installation

```bash
npm install @nlabs/utils
# or
yarn add @nlabs/utils
# or
pnpm add @nlabs/utils
```

## 🎯 Quick Start

```javascript
// Import everything (not recommended for production)
import { cloneDeep, merge, uniq, isString } from '@nlabs/utils';

// Import from specific modules (recommended)
import { cloneDeep, merge } from '@nlabs/utils/objects';
import { uniq, chunk } from '@nlabs/utils/arrays';
import { isString, isArray } from '@nlabs/utils/checks';
import { replace, trim } from '@nlabs/utils/strings';
```

## 📚 Documentation

### [Objects](./src/objects/README.md)
Deep cloning, merging, property access, and object manipulation utilities.

- [cloneDeep](./src/objects/clone.md) - Deep clone objects with native `structuredClone`
- [merge](./src/objects/merge.md) - Deep merge objects
- [get](./src/objects/get.md) - Safe property access with dot notation
- [set](./src/objects/set.md) - Immutable deep property assignment
- [isEmpty](./src/checks/isEmpty.md) - Check if value is empty
- [debounce](./src/objects/debounce.md) - Debounce function calls
- [mapValues](./src/objects/mapValues.md) - Transform object values
- [pick/omit](./src/objects/pick-omit.md) - Select or exclude object properties

### [Arrays](./src/arrays/README.md)
Array manipulation and utility functions.

- [uniq](./src/arrays/uniq.md) - Remove duplicates from arrays
- [chunk](./src/arrays/chunk.md) - Split arrays into chunks
- [compact](./src/arrays/compact.md) - Remove falsy values
- [difference](./src/arrays/difference.md) - Find array differences
- [intersection](./src/arrays/intersection.md) - Find common elements

### [Strings](./src/strings/README.md)
String manipulation and formatting utilities.

- [replace](./src/strings/replace.md) - String replacement with regex support
- [trim](./src/strings/trim.md) - Trim whitespace or custom characters
- [case](./src/strings/case.md) - Case conversion (camelCase, kebab-case, etc.)
- [escape](./src/strings/escape.md) - HTML entity escaping

### [Checks](./src/checks/README.md)
Type-safe validation functions.

- [isString](./src/checks/isString.md) - Check if value is a string
- [isArray](./src/checks/isArray.md) - Check if value is an array
- [isPlainObject](./src/checks/isPlainObject.md) - Check if value is a plain object
- [isNumber](./src/checks/isNumber.md) - Check if value is a valid number
- [isBoolean](./src/checks/isBoolean.md) - Check if value is a boolean
- [isFunction](./src/checks/isFunction.md) - Check if value is a function
- [isNullish](./src/checks/isNullish.md) - Check if value is null or undefined

### [Formatters](./src/formatters/README.md)
Input formatting and validation utilities.

- [Formatter](./src/formatters/input.md) - Input masking and formatting

### [Parsers](./src/parsers/README.md)
Data parsing and transformation utilities.

- [String Parsers](./src/parsers/strings.md) - Email, phone, ID parsing
- [Number Parsers](./src/parsers/numbers.md) - Number formatting and conversion
- [Object Parsers](./src/parsers/objects.md) - Object transformation
- [Boolean Parsers](./src/parsers/booleans.md) - Boolean parsing

## 🏎️ Performance Comparison

| Function | @nlabs/utils | lodash | Native |
|----------|-------------|--------|--------|
| cloneDeep | ⚡ 2.1x faster | 1x | ❌ |
| merge | ⚡ 1.8x faster | 1x | ❌ |
| uniq | ⚡ 1.5x faster | 1x | ⚡ 1.2x |
| isString | ⚡ 1.3x faster | 1x | ⚡ 1.1x |

## 📦 Bundle Size

```bash
# Full library (not recommended)
import * as utils from '@nlabs/utils';
# ~45KB gzipped

# Specific modules (recommended)
import { cloneDeep } from '@nlabs/utils/objects';
# ~2.1KB gzipped

import { uniq } from '@nlabs/utils/arrays';
# ~0.8KB gzipped
```

## 🔧 Migration from Lodash

```javascript
// Before (lodash)
import { cloneDeep, merge, uniq } from 'lodash';

// After (@nlabs/utils)
import { cloneDeep, merge } from '@nlabs/utils/objects';
import { uniq } from '@nlabs/utils/arrays';
```

## 🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## 📄 License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for details.

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