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# parse-author [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-author) [](https://npmjs.org/package/parse-author) [](https://npmjs.org/package/parse-author) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/parse-author)
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> Parse a string into an object with `name`, `email` and `url` properties following npm conventions. Useful for the `authors` property in package.json or for parsing an AUTHORS file into an array of authors objects.
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## Install
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Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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```sh
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$ npm install --save parse-author
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var parse = require('parse-author');
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```
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## Supported formats
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Works with a flexible range of formats, any of the properties can be used or missing:
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```
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Name
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Name <email> (url)
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Name <email>(url)
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Name<email> (url)
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Name<email>(url)
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Name (url) <email>
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Name (url)<email>
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Name(url) <email>
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Name(url)<email>
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Name (url)
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Name(url)
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Name <email>
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Name<email>
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<email> (url)
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<email>(url)
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(url) <email>
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(url)<email>
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<email>
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(url)
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```
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## Examples
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```js
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var author = parse('Jon Schlinkert <jon.schlinkert@sellside.com> (https://github.com/jonschlinkert)');
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console.log(author);
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//=> {name: 'Jon Schlinkert', email: 'jon.schlinkert@sellside.com', url: 'https://github.com/jonschlinkert'}
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console.log(parse('Jon Schlinkert (https://github.com/jonschlinkert)'));
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//=> {name: 'Jon Schlinkert', url: 'https://github.com/jonschlinkert'}
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console.log(parse('Jon Schlinkert <jon.schlinkert@sellside.com>'));
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//=> {name: 'Jon Schlinkert', email: 'jon.schlinkert@sellside.com'}
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console.log(parse(''));
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//=> {}
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```
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## About
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### Related projects
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* [author-regex](https://www.npmjs.com/package/author-regex): Regular expression for parsing an `author` string into an object following npm conventions. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/author-regex "Regular expression for parsing an `author` string into an object following npm conventions.")
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* [parse-authors](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-authors): Parse a string into an array of objects with `name`, `email` and `url` properties following… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-authors) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-authors "Parse a string into an array of objects with `name`, `email` and `url` properties following npm conventions. Useful for the `authors` property in package.json or for parsing an AUTHORS file into an array of authors objects.")
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* [stringify-author](https://www.npmjs.com/package/stringify-author): Stringify an authors object to `name <email> (url)`. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/stringify-author "Stringify an authors object to `name <email> (url)`.")
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* [stringify-authors](https://www.npmjs.com/package/stringify-authors): Converts an author object or array of author objects into an array of strings. Useful… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/stringify-authors) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/stringify-authors "Converts an author object or array of author objects into an array of strings. Useful for adding authors, maintainers or contributors to documentation, package.json or a readme.")
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### Contributing
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Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
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### Contributors
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| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
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| --- | --- |
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| 14 | [slang800](https://github.com/slang800) |
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| 12 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
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| 1 | [MitMaro](https://github.com/MitMaro) |
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### Building docs
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_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
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To generate the readme, run the following command:
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```sh
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$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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```
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### Running tests
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Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
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```sh
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$ npm install && npm test
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```
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### Author
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**Jon Schlinkert**
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* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
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### License
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Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
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Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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***
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_This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.4.3, on March 08, 2017._
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