Convert a URL into a readable filename safe string

url-to-filename.js

/**
 * Convert a URL into a readable filename safe string
 * - sort query params
 * - remove protocol
 * - replace / with !
 * - replace ? with !!
 * - replace remaining illegal characters with -
 * @example
 *  INPUT: convertUrlToReadableFilename('https://orcascan.com/guides/how-to-scan-barcodes-into-microsoft-excel-59fd67f9');
 *  OUTPUT: 'orcascan.com!guides!how-to-scan-barcodes-into-microsoft-excel-59fd67f9'
 * @param {string} url - url to convert 
 * @returns {string} filename safe string
 */
function convertUrlToReadableFilename(url) {

    // sort query params to improve consistency
    var parts = url.split('?');
    var baseUrl = parts[0];
    var sortedQuery = parts?.[1]?.split('&')?.sort()?.join('&') || '';
    var sortedUrl = [baseUrl, sortedQuery].filter(Boolean).join('?');

    // replace illegal characters
    var filename = sortedUrl;
    filename = filename.replace(/(^\w+:|^)\/\//, ''); // remove protocol
    filename = filename.replace(/[/]/g, '!'); // replace / with !
    filename = filename.replace(/[\\?]/g, '!!'); // replace ? with !!
    filename = filename.replace(/[%*:|"<>]/g, '-'); // replace everything else with -

    return filename;
}