// // This takes a string and parsed out first and last names // accepts comma separated lists e.g. "Jon Smith, Jane Smith" or "Smith, Jon, Smith, Jane" // can be separated by "&" e.g. "Jon Smith & Jane Smith" or "Smith, Jon & Smith, Jane" // const parseFullName = require('./parseFullName') function parseName(name) { var parts = parseFullName(name) var firstName = parts.first if (firstName && parts.middle) firstName += ' ' + parts.middle return { first_name: firstName, last_name: parts.last } } // Check if this name segment is of the format "Last, First" or "First Last" // return true is "Last, First" function checkIsALastName(name) { if (!name.includes(' ')) return true // No spaces must be a Last name var parsed = parseFullName(name) if (!parsed.first) return true // had spaces but not a first name i.e. "von Mises", must be last name only return false } // Handle name already in First Last format and return Last, First module.exports.nameToLastFirst = (firstLast) => { var nameObj = parseName(firstLast) if (!nameObj.last_name) return nameObj.first_name else if (!nameObj.first_name) return nameObj.last_name return `${nameObj.last_name}, ${nameObj.first_name}` } // Handle any name string module.exports.parse = (nameString) => { if (!nameString) return null var splitNames = [] // Example &LF: Friedman, Milton & Friedman, Rose if (nameString.includes('&')) { nameString.split('&').forEach((asa) => splitNames = splitNames.concat(asa.split(','))) } else if (nameString.includes(';')) { nameString.split(';').forEach((asa) => splitNames = splitNames.concat(asa.split(','))) } else { splitNames = nameString.split(',') } if (splitNames.length) splitNames = splitNames.map(a => a.trim()) var names = [] // 1 name FIRST LAST if (splitNames.length === 1) { names.push(parseName(nameString)) } else { var firstChunkIsALastName = checkIsALastName(splitNames[0]) var isEvenNum = splitNames.length % 2 === 0 if (!isEvenNum && firstChunkIsALastName) { // console.error('Multi-name LAST,FIRST entry has a straggler (could be roman numerals or a suffix), ignore it') splitNames = splitNames.slice(0, splitNames.length - 1) } if (firstChunkIsALastName) { var num = splitNames.length / 2 for (let i = 0; i < num; i++) { var last = splitNames.shift() var first = splitNames.shift() names.push({ first_name: first, last_name: last }) } } else { splitNames.forEach((segment) => { names.push(parseName(segment)) }) } } // Filter out names that have no first and last names = names.filter(n => n.first_name || n.last_name) var namesArray = names.map(a => a.first_name ? `${a.first_name} ${a.last_name}` : a.last_name) var firstLast = names.length ? namesArray.join(', ') : '' var lastFirst = names.length ? names.map(a => a.first_name ? `${a.last_name}, ${a.first_name}` : a.last_name).join(', ') : '' return { nameFL: firstLast, // String of comma separated first last nameLF: lastFirst, // String of comma separated last, first names: namesArray // Array of first last } } module.exports.checkNamesAreEqual = (name1, name2) => { if (!name1 || !name2) return false // e.g. John H. Smith will be equal to John H Smith name1 = String(name1).toLowerCase().trim().replace(/\./g, '') name2 = String(name2).toLowerCase().trim().replace(/\./g, '') return name1 === name2 }