Decode HTML entities

decodeEntities.js

const entities = {
  lt: '<',
  gt: '>',
  amp: '&',
  quot: '"',
  apos: `'`,
  cent: '¢',
  pound: '£',
  yen: '¥',
  euro: '€',
  copy: '©',
  reg: '®',
  nbsp: ' '
}
const regex = /&(?:([a-z]+)|#(\d+));/g
const fromCharCode = code => code && String.fromCharCode(code)
const replace = (match, entityName, charCode) => entities[entityName] || fromCharCode(charCode) || match

export const decodeEntities = str => `${str}`.replace(regex, replace)
export default decodeEntities