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node-parse-numeric-range
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Parses expressions like 1-10,20-30. Returns an energetic (as opposed to lazy) array.
## Supported Expressions
Comprehensive supported expression examples:
| Expression | result |
|:----------:|:------------:|
| | [] |
| 1 | [1] |
| 1,2 | [1,2] |
| -10 | [-10] |
| -3,-3 |[-3, -3] |
| -1-2,-2 |[-1,0,1,2,-2] |
| -1--2 |[-1,-2] |
| -1..2,-2 |[-1,0,1,2,-2] |
| -1...3,-2 |[-1,0,1,2,-2] |
What's this useful for? Well, letting users input these sorts of things and then
making them programmatically useful.
## Usage
First, `npm install parse-numeric-range`.
```javascript
var rangeParser = require('parse-numeric-range');
var nums = rangeParser.parse('4,6,8-10,12,14..16,18,20...23');
console.log("The first " + nums.length + " composite numbers are: " + nums.join(', '));
```