camelCase path-names to symbols: example-name => exampleName; path.ext => path

path-to-symbol.js

var RE_SEP = /\-|\./;
var RE_SEP_AZ = /(\-|\.)[a-z]/;
var RE_SEP_AZ_G = /(\-|\.)[a-z]/g;
var RE_WS = /[\s]+/g;
var BLANK = '';

function camelize(path) {
  var id = path.split('/').slice(-1)[0];
  var m, c, i;
  if (m = id.match(RE_SEP_AZ_G)) {
    for (i = 0; i < m.length; i++) {
      c = m[i].replace(RE_SEP, BLANK).toUpperCase();
      id = id.replace(RE_SEP_AZ, c);
    }
  }
  return (id.substring(0, id.lastIndexOf('.')) || id).replace(RE_WS, BLANK);
}
 
function test(path) {
  // path vs fullpath (with ext)
  // map symbol to path
  var symbol = camelize(path);
  console.log(path + ' => "' + symbol + '"');
  // if argument at x is string, do the symbol part
  // if argument is config object, TODO...
}
 
 
test('path/to/file'); // => file
test('path/to/some-module'); // => someModule
test('path/to/some-other-module'); // => someOtherModule
test('path/to/some-file.js'); // => someFileJs
test('path/to/dot.name'); // => dotName
test('path/to/file.with.extension'); // => fileWithExtension
 
test('path/to/under_score'); // need a decision: underScore or under_score?
 
// errors
test('path/to/ WHITE SPACE '); // = 'WHITESPACE'
test('path/to/this'); // = this
test('path/to/undefined'); // => undefined
test('path/to/null'); // => null
test('path/to/""'); // => ""
test('path/to/0'); // => 0
test('path/to/-1'); // => -1
test('path/to/true'); // => true
test('path/to/false'); // => false