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JSON stringify function that compacts numeric arrays, putting brackets and values on the same line
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| function compactify(ugly) { | |
| // Step 1: JSON stringify with indentation (4 spaces) | |
| const first_pass = JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(ugly), null, 4) | |
| // Step 2: Put comma-sep. numbers on same line | |
| const comma_num_newline_ptn = /,\n +((\d\.)?\d+)/g | |
| const num_same_line = first_pass.replace(comma_num_newline_ptn, ', $1') | |
| // Step 3: Put flat arrays on same line | |
| const flat_array_ptn = /\[\n\s+(([\d.]+, )+[\d.]+)\n\s+\]/g |