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/**
* Module exports.
*/
module.exports = shExpMatch;
/**
* Returns true if the string matches the specified shell
* expression.
*
* Actually, currently the patterns are shell expressions,
* not regular expressions.
*
* Examples:
*
* ``` js
* shExpMatch("http://home.netscape.com/people/ari/index.html", "*\/ari/*")
* // is true.
*
* shExpMatch("http://home.netscape.com/people/montulli/index.html", "*\/ari/*")
* // is false.
* ```
*
* @param {String} str is any string to compare (e.g. the URL, or the hostname).
* @param {String} shexp is a shell expression to compare against.
* @return {Boolean} true if the string matches the shell expression.
*/
function shExpMatch (str, shexp) {
var re = toRegExp(shexp);
return re.test(str);
}
/**
* Converts a "shell expression" to a JavaScript RegExp.
*
* @api private
*/
function toRegExp (str) {
str = String(str)
.replace(/\?/g, '.')
.replace(/\*/g, '(.*)');
return new RegExp('^' + str + '$');
}