audiobookshelf/server/utils/parseNameString.js

//
// 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
}

module.exports = (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 {
    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))
      })
    }
  }

  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
  }
}