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# CEM Utilities These are a set of tools of retrieving and transforming data from the [Custom Elements Manifest](https://github.com/webcomponents/custom-elements-manifest). The following docs serve as a quick reference guide to the features of the library. To find out more about these tools, be sure to check out the [official docs](https://wc-toolkit.com/cem-utilities/overview/). ## CEM Utility Functions You can find more details on these functions [here](https://wc-toolkit.com/cem-utilities/cem-utils/). - `getAllComponents` - Gets a list of all components from a Custom Elements Manifest object - `getComponentByClassName` - Gets a component from a CEM object based on the class name - `getComponentByTagName` - Gets a component from a CEM object based on the tag name - `getComponentPublicProperties` - Gets a list of public properties from a CEM component - `getComponentPublicMethods` - Get all public methods for a component - `getComponentEventsWithType` - Get all events for a component with the complete event type - `getCustomEventDetailTypes` - Gets a list of event detail types for a given component. ## Deep Merge You can find more details on these functions [here](https://wc-toolkit.com/cem-utilities/deep-merge/). - `deepMerge` - a simple utility for merging two objects together. ## Component Descriptions You can find more details on these functions [here](https://wc-toolkit.com/cem-utilities/descriptions/). - `getComponentDetailsTemplate` - returns a formatted string with the details of the various APIs of a custom element. - `getMainComponentDescription` - returns the component's primary description - `getAttrsAndProps` - returns an array of `AttributeAndProperty` objects that contain the attributes and public properties (including those not associated with an attribute) for a component. Pass `{ partition: true }` to split the result into own and inherited members. - `getPropertyOnlyFields` - returns a list of properties that do not have a corresponding attribute. - `getMemberDescription` - returns a description for a member of a component with any relevant deprecation information. - `partitionByInherited` - partitions a list of members into own and inherited buckets based on the presence of an `inheritedFrom` reference. ## String Utilities You can find more details on these functions [here](https://wc-toolkit.com/cem-utilities/string-utils/). - `removeQuotes` - removes single or double quotes that wrap a string - `toKebabCase` - converts a string to kebab-case. - `toSentenceCase` - converts a string to sentence-case. - `toPascalCase` - converts a string to pascal-case. - `toCamelCase` - converts a string to camel-case. - `escapeTableCell` - escapes a string for safe use as a single Markdown table cell. - `createMarkdownTable` - creates a Markdown table from headers and rows. - `getFirstSentence` - extracts the first sentence from a string, capped at a maximum length.