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function dedent(callSite, ...args) {
function format(str) {
let size = -1;
return str.replace(/\n(\s+)/g, (m, m1) => {
if (size < 0)
size = m1.replace(/\t/g, " ").length;
return "\n" + m1.slice(Math.min(m1.length, size));
});
}
if (typeof callSite === "string")
return format(callSite);
if (typeof callSite === "function")
return (...args) => format(callSite(...args));
let output = callSite
.slice(0, args.length + 1)
.map((text, i) => (i === 0 ? "" : args[i - 1]) + text)
.join("");
return format(output);
}
let output;
console.log("=== As a string function ===");
output = dedent(`
this
is
the ${ "end" }
my only
friend
the end
`);
console.log(output);
console.log("=== As a template tag ===");
output = dedent`
this
is
the ${ "end" }
my only
friend
the end
`;
console.log(output);
console.log("=== As a higher-order template tag ===");
output = dedent(String.raw)`
this
is
the ${ "end" }
my only
friend
the \end
`;
console.log(output);
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