export const escapeRegExp = (str: string): string => {
	return str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
};

export const removeLeadingZeros = (str: string): string => {
	return str.replace(/^0+(0$|[^0])/, '$1');
};

export const count = (str: string, search: string): number => {
	return (str.match(new RegExp(escapeRegExp(search), 'g')) || []).length;
};

export const substringBefore = (str: string, search: string): string => {
	return str.substring(0, str.indexOf(search));
};