String.prototype.trim polyfill for 140byt.es

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140byt.es

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annotated.js

function(){
  /* Rules:                      
  (1) anonymous function     // make sure
  (2) may be self-executing  // to annotate
  (3) <=140 bytes            // your code
  (4) no globals             // so everyone
  (5) MIT license            // can learn
  (6) have a good time!      // from it!
*/}

index.js

function(){/*Rules: (1) anonymous function (2) may be self-executing (3) <=140 bytes (4) no globals (5) MIT license (6) have a good time!*/}

LICENSE.txt

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package.json

{
  // [REQUIRED] A name for your library.
  // This must match /^[a-z_]\w*$/i
  "name": "140bytes",

  // [OPTIONAL] A description of your library, phrased as a verb predicate.
  // The gist description is used by default.
  "description": "Explain the 140byt.es rules.",

  // [OPTIONAL] Up to 5 keywords used for indexing.
  "keywords": [
    "140bytes",
    "master",
    "rules" 
  ]
}

The whitespace included in the character class \s is inconsistent across browsers. Instead a manual check of the required whitespace - is - best.
Also browsers like Chrome have a bug where String.prototype.trim = ''.trim will cause String#trim to become enumerable.

Fixing the enumerable issue. I'm not sure yet if I can tackle making it any more robust as the character class alone to resolve the whitespace issue looks to be over 140 characters. I will research.

subzey commented in another gist of mine that the following regex might work: ^[\s\uFEFF]+|[\s\uFEFF]+$. I will use it unless you think there is something non-compliant with it.

Did you happen to find any issues with the regex you implemented?

return this.replace(/^[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+|[\s\uFEFF\xA0]+$/g, '');