serialize-javascript 6.0.0

Serialize-javascript is a powerful npm package that converts JavaScript to a superset of JSON that includes regular expressions, functions, dates, sets, and maps. Its initial creation was as an internal module to express-state. However, due to its wide range of applicability, it now exists as serialize-javascript, a standalone package on npm. This tool allows seamless serialization of JavaScript on both the server and client sides and can be especially efficient for web applications using client-side URL routing.

To use serialize-javascript, firstly, install the package using npm by running npm install serialize-javascript in your terminal. Once installed, import it in your JavaScript file with var serialize = require('serialize-javascript');. Then you can simply call serialize() function on your JavaScript object.

Example usage:

var serialize = require('serialize-javascript');

serialize({
    str  : 'string',
    num  : 0,
    obj  : {foo: 'foo'},
    arr  : [1, 2, 3],
    bool : true,
    nil  : null,
    undef: undefined,
    inf  : Infinity,
    date : new Date("Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:02:17 GMT"),
    map  : new Map([['hello', 'world']]),
    set  : new Set([123, 456]),
    fn   : function echo(arg) { return arg; },
    re   : /([^\s]+)/g,
    big  : BigInt(10),
});

The documentation for serialize-javascript can be found in the README file on the GitHub repository at git+https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript.git. The README file is highly informative and contains a comprehensive guide on installation, usage, available options, and deserialization process.