'use strict';
const firstnames = require('../../../data/firstnames');
const honourifics = require('../../../data/honourifics').reduce(function(h, s) {
h[s] = true;
return h;
}, {});
const parse_name = function(str) {
let words = str.split(' ');
let o = {
honourific: null,
firstName: null,
middleName: null,
lastName: null,
};first-word honourific
if (honourifics[words[0]]) {
o.honourific = words[0];
words = words.slice(1, words.length);
}last-word honourific
if (honourifics[words[words.length - 1]]) {
o.honourific = words[words.length - 1];
words = words.slice(0, words.length - 1);
}see if the first word is now a known first-name
if (firstnames[words[0]]) {
o.firstName = words[0];
words = words.slice(1, words.length);
} else {ambiguous one-word name
if (words.length === 1) {
return o;
}looks like an unknown first-name
o.firstName = words[0];
words = words.slice(1, words.length);
}assume the remaining is ‘[middle..] [last]’
if (words[words.length - 1]) {
o.lastName = words[words.length - 1];
words = words.slice(0, words.length - 1);
}
o.middleName = words.join(' ');
return o;
};
module.exports = parse_name;console.log(parse_name(‘john smith’));