platform-bi-web/src/lib/xlsx-populate/regexify.js

"use strict";

// const _ = require("lodash");
const _escapeRegExp = require("lodash/escapeRegExp");

/**
 * Convert a pattern to a RegExp.
 * @param {RegExp|string} pattern - The pattern to convert.
 * @returns {RegExp} The regex.
 * @private
 */
module.exports = pattern => {
    if (typeof pattern === "string") {
        pattern = new RegExp(_escapeRegExp(pattern), "igm");
    }

    pattern.lastIndex = 0;

    return pattern;
};