events-ex 2.0.0-alpha.13 → 2.0.0-alpha.15

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.0.0-alpha.15](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.14...v2.0.0-alpha.15) (2024-04-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ts:** add typescript declaration for RegExp to listen ([ccda83d](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/commit/ccda83d9385b9dc16382fce7d0d9f9d0ebe275ed))
+
+## [2.0.0-alpha.14](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.13...v2.0.0-alpha.14) (2024-03-29)
+
+
+### Refactor
+
+* extract the isRegExpStr and toRegExp to util-ex ([706994b](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/commit/706994b76036cbaf4650b12dde673508d8d74c5d))
+
 ## [2.0.0-alpha.13](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.12...v2.0.0-alpha.13) (2024-03-28)
 
 

package/docs/classes/event.Event.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Event Object that contains information about the event, such as the target eleme
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:8](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L8)
+[src/event.js:8](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L8)
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Keep your event result here if any.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:38](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L38)
+[src/event.js:38](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L38)
 
 ___
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Whether stop the bubbling event
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:32](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L32)
+[src/event.js:32](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L32)
 
 ___
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Who trigger the event
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:26](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L26)
+[src/event.js:26](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L26)
 
 ___
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ The type of the event.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:44](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L44)
+[src/event.js:44](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L44)
 
 ## Methods
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ The result of the event.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:51](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L51)
+[src/event.js:51](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L51)
 
 ___
 
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@ Initializes the event with the target object.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event.js:20](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event.js#L20)
+[src/event.js:20](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event.js#L20)

package/docs/classes/event_emitter-1.EventEmitter.md

@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ Class that represents an event emitter.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.js:8](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.js#L8)
+[src/event-emitter.js:8](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.js#L8)

package/docs/classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Class that represents an event emitter.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:7](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L7)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:7](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L7)
 
 ## Methods
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The result of the event.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:38](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L38)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:38](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L38)
 
 ___
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ A promise that resolves with the result of the event.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:44](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L44)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:44](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L44)
 
 ___
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified e
 
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | :------ | :------ | :------ |
-| `eventName` | `string` | The name of the event to get the listeners for. |
+| `eventName` | `string` \| `RegExp` | The name of the event to get the listeners for. |
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified e
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:66](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L66)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:66](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L66)
 
 ___
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Returns an array of functions that are registered to listen for the specified ev
 
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | :------ | :------ | :------ |
-| `eventName` | `string` | The name of the event to get the listeners for. |
+| `eventName` | `string` \| `RegExp` | The name of the event to get the listeners for. |
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Returns an array of functions that are registered to listen for the specified ev
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:59](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L59)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:59](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L59)
 
 ___
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Removes a listener function from the specified event type.
 
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | :------ | :------ | :------ |
-| `eventName` | `string` | - |
+| `eventName` | `string` \| `RegExp` | - |
 | `listener` | `Function` | The listener function to be removed. |
 
 #### Returns
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ If the listener is not a function.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:32](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L32)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:32](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L32)
 
 ___
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Adds a listener function to the specified event type.
 
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | :------ | :------ | :------ |
-| `eventName` | `string` | - |
+| `eventName` | `string` \| `RegExp` | - |
 | `listener` | `Function` | The listener function to be called when the event is emitted. |
 
 #### Returns
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ If the listener is not a function.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:16](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L16)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:16](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L16)
 
 ___
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Adds a one-time listener function to the specified event type.
 
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | :------ | :------ | :------ |
-| `eventName` | `string` | - |
+| `eventName` | `string` \| `RegExp` | - |
 | `listener` | `Function` | The listener function to be called once when the event is emitted. |
 
 #### Returns
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ If the listener is not a function.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:24](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L24)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:24](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L24)
 
 ___
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Removes all listeners for a specific event or all events from an event emitter.
 
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | :------ | :------ | :------ |
-| `eventName?` | `string` | The event to remove listeners for. If not provided, all listeners for all events will be removed. |
+| `eventName?` | `string` \| `RegExp` | The event to remove listeners for. If not provided, all listeners for all events will be removed. |
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Removes all listeners for a specific event or all events from an event emitter.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:51](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L51)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:51](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L51)
 
 ___
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ ___
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:52](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L52)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:52](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L52)
 
 ___
 
@@ -284,17 +284,23 @@ ___
 
 ▸ **listenerCount**(`emitter`, `eventName`): `number`
 
+Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified event.
+
 #### Parameters
 
 | Name | Type |
 | :------ | :------ |
 | `emitter` | [`EventEmitter`](event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
-| `eventName` | `string` |
+| `eventName` | `string` \| `RegExp` |
 
 #### Returns
 
 `number`
 
+**`Deprecated`**
+
+use emitter.listenerCount instead
+
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/event-emitter.d.ts:67](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L67)
+[src/event-emitter.d.ts:74](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/event-emitter.d.ts#L74)

package/docs/modules/all_off.md

@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ Removes all listeners for a specific event or all events from an event emitter.
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/all-off.js:12](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/all-off.js#L12)
+[src/all-off.js:12](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/all-off.js#L12)

package/docs/modules/consts.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/consts.js:13](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/consts.js#L13)
+[src/consts.js:13](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/consts.js#L13)
 
 ___
 
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ ___
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/consts.js:6](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/consts.js#L6)
+[src/consts.js:6](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/consts.js#L6)

package/docs/modules/default_methods.md

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ Renames and re-exports [getEventableMethods](default_methods.md#geteventablemeth
 | `emitAsync` | (...`args`: `any`) => `Promise`\<`any`\> |
 | `listenerCount` | (`emitter`: `any`, `type`: `any`) => `number` |
 | `listeners` | (`type`: `any`) => `any` |
-| `off` | (`type`: `string`, `listener`: `Function`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
-| `on` | (`type`: `string`, `listener`: `Function`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
-| `once` | (`type`: `string`, `listener`: `Function`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
-| `removeAllListeners` | (`type`: `string`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
-| `setMaxListeners` | (`n`: `any`) => \{ on(type: string, listener: Function): EventEmitter; once(type: string, listener: Function): EventEmitter; emit(...args: any[]): any; ... 5 more ...; removeAllListeners(type: string): EventEmitter; } |
+| `off` | (`type`: `string` \| `RegExp`, `listener`: `Function`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
+| `on` | (`type`: `string` \| `RegExp`, `listener`: `Function`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
+| `once` | (`type`: `string` \| `RegExp`, `listener`: `Function`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
+| `removeAllListeners` | (`type`: `string` \| `RegExp`) => [`EventEmitter`](../classes/event_emitter.EventEmitter.md) |
+| `setMaxListeners` | (`n`: `any`) => \{ on(type: string \| RegExp, listener: Function): EventEmitter; once(type: string \| RegExp, listener: Function): EventEmitter; ... 6 more ...; removeAllListeners(type: string \| RegExp): EventEmitter; } |
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/default-methods.js:28](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/default-methods.js#L28)
+[src/default-methods.js:14](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/default-methods.js#L14)

package/docs/modules/has_listeners.md

@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [hasListeners](has_listeners.md#haslisteners)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/has-listeners.js:10](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/has-listeners.js#L10)
+[src/has-listeners.js:10](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/has-listeners.js#L10)

package/docs/modules/pipe.md

@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ Creates a pipeline between two event emitters, so that any events emitted by the
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/pipe.js:21](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/pipe.js#L21)
+[src/pipe.js:21](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/pipe.js#L21)

package/docs/modules/pipe_async.md

@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ Creates a pipeline between two event emitters, so that any events emitted by the
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/pipe-async.js:21](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/pipe-async.js#L21)
+[src/pipe-async.js:21](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/pipe-async.js#L21)

package/docs/modules/unify.md

@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ Unifies the event listeners of two event emitter objects so that they share the
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/unify.js:17](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/unify.js#L17)
+[src/unify.js:17](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/unify.js#L17)

package/docs/modules/util_array_remove.md

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [remove](util_array_remove.md#remove)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/util/array-remove.js:5](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/util/array-remove.js#L5)
+[src/util/array-remove.js:5](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/util/array-remove.js#L5)

package/docs/modules/util_object_for_each.md

@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [forEach](util_object_for_each.md#foreach)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/util/object-for-each.js:6](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/util/object-for-each.js#L6)
+[src/util/object-for-each.js:6](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/util/object-for-each.js#L6)

package/docs/modules/util_string_pad.md

@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [pad](util_string_pad.md#pad)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/util/string-pad.js:8](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/util/string-pad.js#L8)
+[src/util/string-pad.js:8](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/util/string-pad.js#L8)

package/docs/modules/util_to_int.md

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [toInt](util_to_int.md#toint)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/util/to-int.js:2](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/util/to-int.js#L2)
+[src/util/to-int.js:2](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/util/to-int.js#L2)

package/docs/modules/util_valid_callable.md

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [validCallable](util_valid_callable.md#validcallable)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/util/valid-callable.js:1](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/util/valid-callable.js#L1)
+[src/util/valid-callable.js:1](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/util/valid-callable.js#L1)

package/docs/modules/util_valid_object.md

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Renames and re-exports [validObject](util_valid_object.md#validobject)
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/util/valid-object.js:3](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/util/valid-object.js#L3)
+[src/util/valid-object.js:3](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/util/valid-object.js#L3)

package/docs/modules/wrap_event_emitter.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Renames and re-exports [wrapEventEmitter](wrap_event_emitter.md#wrapeventemitter
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/wrap-event-emitter.js:7](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/wrap-event-emitter.js#L7)
+[src/wrap-event-emitter.js:7](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/wrap-event-emitter.js#L7)
 
 ## Functions
 
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ o or new Event instance
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[src/wrap-event-emitter.js:34](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ca80c32/src/wrap-event-emitter.js#L34)
+[src/wrap-event-emitter.js:34](https://github.com/snowyu/events-ex.js/blob/ccda83d/src/wrap-event-emitter.js#L34)

package/lib/default-methods.d.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 export function getEventableMethods(aClass: any): {
     /**
      * Adds a listener function to the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called when the event is emitted.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
      */
-    on(type: string, listener: Function): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
+    on(type: string | RegExp, listener: Function): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
     /**
      * Adds a one-time listener function to the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called once when the event is emitted.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
      */
-    once(type: string, listener: Function): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
+    once(type: string | RegExp, listener: Function): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
     /**
      * Emits the specified event type with the given arguments.
      * @param {...*} args - The event type followed by any number of arguments to be passed to the listener functions.
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ export function getEventableMethods(aClass: any): {
     listenerCount(emitter: any, type: any): number;
     /**
      * Removes a listener function from the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be removed.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
      */
-    off(type: string, listener: Function): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
+    off(type: string | RegExp, listener: Function): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
     /**
      * Removes all listener functions from the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
      */
-    removeAllListeners(type: string): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
+    removeAllListeners(type: string | RegExp): import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter;
 };
 export default getEventableMethods;

package/lib/default-methods.js

@@ -11,27 +11,15 @@ var _event = require("./event");
 const create = Object.create;
 const UnCAUGHT_ERR = "Uncaught, unspecified 'error' event.";
 const slice = Array.prototype.slice;
-function isRegExpStr(value) {
-  const result = typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 2 && value[0] === '/' && value.lastIndexOf('/') > 0;
-  return result;
-}
 function isRegExp(value) {
-  const result = isRegExpStr(value);
+  const result = (0, _utilEx.isRegExpStr)(value);
   return result || (0, _utilEx.isRegExp)(value);
 }
-function toRegExp(value) {
-  if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 2 && value[0] === '/') {
-    const i = value.lastIndexOf('/');
-    const source = value.slice(1, i);
-    const flags = value.slice(i + 1);
-    return new RegExp(source, flags);
-  }
-}
 function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
   return {
     /**
      * Adds a listener function to the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called when the event is emitted.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
@@ -79,7 +67,7 @@ function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
     },
     /**
      * Adds a one-time listener function to the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called once when the event is emitted.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
@@ -235,7 +223,7 @@ function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
     },
     /**
      * Removes a listener function from the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be removed.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
@@ -289,7 +277,7 @@ function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
     },
     /**
      * Removes all listener functions from the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
      */
@@ -325,7 +313,7 @@ function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
         }
         if (regExpEvents) {
           for (const key in regExpEvents) {
-            this.removeAllListeners(toRegExp(key));
+            this.removeAllListeners((0, _utilEx.toRegExp)(key));
           }
         }
         this.removeAllListeners('removeListener');
@@ -380,7 +368,7 @@ function _emit(type, msg) {
   if (regExpEvents) {
     const matched = [];
     for (let key in regExpEvents) {
-      key = toRegExp(key);
+      key = (0, _utilEx.toRegExp)(key);
       if (key && key.test(type)) {
         const listener = regExpEvents[key];
         if ((0, _utilEx.isArray)(listener)) {

package/lib/event-emitter.d.ts

@@ -8,28 +8,28 @@ export class EventEmitter {
 
   /**
    * Adds a listener function to the specified event type.
-   * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
    * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called when the event is emitted.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
    * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
    */
-  on(eventName: string, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
+  on(eventName: string|RegExp, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Adds a one-time listener function to the specified event type.
-   * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
    * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called once when the event is emitted.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
    * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
    */
-  once(eventName: string, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
+  once(eventName: string|RegExp, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Removes a listener function from the specified event type.
-   * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
    * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be removed.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
    * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
    */
-  off(eventName: string, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
+  off(eventName: string|RegExp, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Emits the specified event type with the given arguments.
    * @param {...*} args - The event type followed by any number of arguments to be passed to the listener functions.
@@ -45,26 +45,33 @@ export class EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Removes all listeners for a specific event or all events from an event emitter.
    *
-   * @param {string} [eventName] - The event to remove listeners for. If not provided, all listeners for all events will be removed.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} [eventName] - The event to remove listeners for. If not provided, all listeners for all events will be removed.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} - The event emitter with all listeners removed.
    */
-  removeAllListeners(eventName?: string): EventEmitter;
+  removeAllListeners(eventName?: string|RegExp): EventEmitter;
   setMaxListeners(n: number): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Returns an array of functions that are registered to listen for the specified event.
    *
-   * @param {string} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
    * @returns {ListenerCallbackFunc[]} - An array of functions that are registered to listen for the specified event.
    */
-  listeners(eventName: string): ListenerCallbackFunc[];
+  listeners(eventName: string|RegExp): ListenerCallbackFunc[];
   /**
    * Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified event.
    *
-   * @param {string} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
    * @returns {number} - the listeners count
    */
-  listenerCount(eventName: string): number;
-  static listenerCount(emitter: EventEmitter, eventName: string): number; // Deprecated
+  listenerCount(eventName: string|RegExp): number;
+  /**
+   * Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified event.
+   *
+   * @deprecated use emitter.listenerCount instead
+   * @param emitter
+   * @param eventName
+   */
+  static listenerCount(emitter: EventEmitter, eventName: string|RegExp): number; // Deprecated
 }
 
 export default EventEmitter;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "events-ex",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.13",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.15",
   "description": "Browser-friendly enhanced events most compatible with standard node.js, it's powerful eventable ability.",
   "contributors": [
     {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "module": "./src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "custom-ability": "^2.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "util-ex": "^2.0.0-alpha.10"
+    "util-ex": "^2.0.0-alpha.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@antfu/eslint-config": "^2.6.1",

package/src/default-methods.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {defineProperty, isArray, isFunction, isNumber, isObject, isRegExp as _isRegExp, isUndefined} from 'util-ex'
+import {defineProperty, isArray, isFunction, isNumber, isObject, isRegExp as _isRegExp, isUndefined, isRegExpStr, toRegExp } from 'util-ex'
 import {RegExpEventSymbol} from './consts'
 import {Event} from './event';
 
@@ -6,30 +6,16 @@ const create          = Object.create
 const UnCAUGHT_ERR    = "Uncaught, unspecified 'error' event."
 const slice           = Array.prototype.slice
 
-function isRegExpStr(value) {
-  const result = typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 2 && value[0] === '/' && value.lastIndexOf('/') > 0
-  return result
-}
-
 function isRegExp(value) {
   const result = isRegExpStr(value)
   return result || _isRegExp(value)
 }
 
-function toRegExp(value) {
-  if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 2 && value[0] === '/') {
-    const i = value.lastIndexOf('/')
-    const source = value.slice(1, i)
-    const flags = value.slice(i+1)
-    return new RegExp(source, flags)
-  }
-}
-
 export function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
   return {
     /**
      * Adds a listener function to the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called when the event is emitted.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
@@ -81,7 +67,7 @@ export function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
 
     /**
      * Adds a one-time listener function to the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called once when the event is emitted.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
@@ -226,7 +212,7 @@ export function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
 
     /**
      * Removes a listener function from the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
      * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be removed.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
@@ -267,7 +253,7 @@ export function getEventableMethods(aClass) {
 
     /**
      * Removes all listener functions from the specified event type.
-     * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+     * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
      * @returns {import('./event-emitter').EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
      * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
      */

package/src/event-emitter.d.ts

@@ -8,28 +8,28 @@ export class EventEmitter {
 
   /**
    * Adds a listener function to the specified event type.
-   * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
    * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called when the event is emitted.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
    * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
    */
-  on(eventName: string, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
+  on(eventName: string|RegExp, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Adds a one-time listener function to the specified event type.
-   * @param {string} type - The event type to listen for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to listen for.
    * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be called once when the event is emitted.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
    * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
    */
-  once(eventName: string, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
+  once(eventName: string|RegExp, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Removes a listener function from the specified event type.
-   * @param {string} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} type - The event type to remove the listener from.
    * @param {Function} listener - The listener function to be removed.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} The EventEmitter instance to allow chaining.
    * @throws {TypeError} If the listener is not a function.
    */
-  off(eventName: string, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
+  off(eventName: string|RegExp, listener: ListenerCallbackFunc): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Emits the specified event type with the given arguments.
    * @param {...*} args - The event type followed by any number of arguments to be passed to the listener functions.
@@ -45,26 +45,33 @@ export class EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Removes all listeners for a specific event or all events from an event emitter.
    *
-   * @param {string} [eventName] - The event to remove listeners for. If not provided, all listeners for all events will be removed.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} [eventName] - The event to remove listeners for. If not provided, all listeners for all events will be removed.
    * @returns {EventEmitter} - The event emitter with all listeners removed.
    */
-  removeAllListeners(eventName?: string): EventEmitter;
+  removeAllListeners(eventName?: string|RegExp): EventEmitter;
   setMaxListeners(n: number): EventEmitter;
   /**
    * Returns an array of functions that are registered to listen for the specified event.
    *
-   * @param {string} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
    * @returns {ListenerCallbackFunc[]} - An array of functions that are registered to listen for the specified event.
    */
-  listeners(eventName: string): ListenerCallbackFunc[];
+  listeners(eventName: string|RegExp): ListenerCallbackFunc[];
   /**
    * Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified event.
    *
-   * @param {string} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
+   * @param {string|RegExp} eventName - The name of the event to get the listeners for.
    * @returns {number} - the listeners count
    */
-  listenerCount(eventName: string): number;
-  static listenerCount(emitter: EventEmitter, eventName: string): number; // Deprecated
+  listenerCount(eventName: string|RegExp): number;
+  /**
+   * Returns the count of listeners that are registered to listen for the specified event.
+   *
+   * @deprecated use emitter.listenerCount instead
+   * @param emitter
+   * @param eventName
+   */
+  static listenerCount(emitter: EventEmitter, eventName: string|RegExp): number; // Deprecated
 }
 
 export default EventEmitter;