Function matchesTemplate

src/common.js:192–225

* Checks if the given string matches a namespace template, honoring * asterisks as wildcards. * * @param {String} search * @param {String} template * @return {Boolean}

(search, template)

	 * @return {Boolean}
	 */
	function matchesTemplate(search, template) {
		let searchIndex = 0;
		let templateIndex = 0;
		let starIndex = -1;
		let matchIndex = 0;

		while (searchIndex < search.length) {
			if (templateIndex < template.length && (template[templateIndex] === search[searchIndex] || template[templateIndex] === '*')) {
				// Match character or proceed with wildcard
				if (template[templateIndex] === '*') {
					starIndex = templateIndex;
					matchIndex = searchIndex;
					templateIndex++; // Skip the '*'
				} else {
					searchIndex++;
					templateIndex++;
				}
			} else if (starIndex !== -1) { // eslint-disable-line no-negated-condition
				// Backtrack to the last '*' and try to match more characters
				templateIndex = starIndex + 1;
				matchIndex++;
				searchIndex = matchIndex;
			} else {
				return false; // No match
			}
		}

		// Handle trailing '*' in template
		while (templateIndex < template.length && template[templateIndex] === '*') {
			templateIndex++;
		}

		return templateIndex === template.length;
	}

	/**
	* Disable debug output.