Javascript heredoc

Question

I need something like heredoc in JavaScript. Do you have any ideas for this? I need cross-browser functionality.

I found this:

heredoc = \'\\


        
      

Answer 1

// js heredoc - http://stackoverflow.com/a/32915549/466363
// a function with comment with eval-able string, use it just like regular string

function extractFuncCommentString(func,comments) {
  var matches = func.toString().match(/function\s*\(\)\s*\{\s*\/\*\!?\s*([\s\S]+?)\s*\*\/\s*\}/);
  if (!matches) return undefined;
  var str=matches[1];

   // i have made few flavors of comment removal add yours if you need something special, copy replacement lines from examples below, mix them
  if(comments===1 )
  {
   // keep comments, in order to keep comments  you need to convert /**/ to / * * / to be able to put them inside /**/ like /*    / * * /    */
   return (
    str
   .replace(/\/\s\*([\s\S]*?)\*\s\//g,"/*$1*/") //       change   / * text * /  to   /* text */ 
   )
  }
  else if(comments===2)
  {
   // keep comments and replace singleline comment to multiline comment
   return (
    str
   .replace(/\/\s\*([\s\S]*?)\*\s\//g,"/*$1*/") //       change   / * text * /  to   /* text */ 
   .replace(/\/\/(.*)/g,"/*$1*/")          //           change   //abc to  /*abc*/
   )
  }
  else if(comments===3)
  {
   // remove comments
   return (
      str
      .replace(/\/\s\*([\s\S]*?)\*\s\//g,"") //       match / * abc * /
      .replace(/\/\/(.*)/g,"")             // match //abc
     )
  }
  else if(comments===4)
  {
   // remove comments and trim and replace new lines with escape codes
   return (
      str
      .replace(/\/\s\*([\s\S]*?)\*\s\//g,"") //       match / * abc * /
      .replace(/\/\/(.*)/g,"")             // match //abc
      .trim() // after removing comments trim and:
      .replace(/\n/g,'\\n').replace(/\r/g,'\\r') // replace new lines with escape codes. allows further eval() of the string, you put in the comment function: a quoted text but with new lines
     )
  }
  else if(comments===5)
  {
   // keep comments comments and replace strings, might not suit when there are spaces or comments before and after quotes 
   // no comments allowed before quotes of the string
   return (
      str
      .replace(/\/\s\*([\s\S]*?)\*\s\//g,"/*$1*/") //       change   / * text * /  to   /* text */
      .replace(/\/\/(.*)/g,"/*$1*/")          //           change   //abc to  /*abc*/
      .trim() // trim space around quotes to not escape it and:
      .replace(/\n/g,'\\n').replace(/\r/g,'\\r') // replace new lines with escape codes. allows further eval() of the string, you put in the comment function: a quoted text but with new lines
     )
  }
  else 
  return str
}

example

var week=true,b=123;
var q = eval(extractFuncCommentString(function(){/*!

// this is a comment     


'select 

/ * this
is a multiline 
comment * /

 a
,b  // this is a comment  
,c
from `table`
where b='+b+' and monthweek="'+(week?'w':'m')+'" 
//+' where  a=124
order by a asc
'
*/},4));

with cache: - make a simple template function, and save the function:(second time works fast)

var myfunction_sql1;
function myfunction(week,a){


    if(!myfunction_sql1) eval('myfunction_sql1=function(week,a){return ('+extractFuncCommentString(function(){/*!
'select 

/ * this
is a multiline 
comment * /

 a
,b  // this is a comment  
,c
from `table`
where b='+b+' and monthweek="'+(week?'w':'m')+'" 
//+' where  a=124
order by a asc

'*/},4)+')}');
    q=myfunction_sql1(week,a);
    console.log(q)
}
myfunction(true,1234)