/*Canopy - The next generation of stoner streaming software
Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Rainbownapkin and the TTN Community

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/**
 * I won't lie this line was whole-sale ganked from stack overflow like a fucking skid
 * In my defense I only did it because js-runtime-devs are taking fucking eons to implement RegExp.escape()
 * This should be replaced once that function becomes available in mainline versions of node.js:
 * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp/escape
 * 
 * @param {String} string - Regex string to escape
 * @returns {String} The Escaped String
 */
module.exports.escapeRegex = function(string){
    return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
}