Cloud Region Shortener

Abbreviate region names of cloud providers in a standardized way.

Features

• Convert (long) region names to abbreviated form
• Specify a maximum length for abbreviations
• Select from different abbreviation styles (set default style)

Usage

Basic

import { getShortRegion } from 'cloud-region-shortener'

console.log(getShortRegion('westeurope'));
// weu

More Options

import { getShortRegion, Styles } from 'cloud-region-shortener'

// --- MaxLength ---
console.log(getShortRegion('northcentralusstage')); 
// ncuss

console.log(getShortRegion('northcentralusstage', Styles.standard, 4));
// ncus 

setMaxLength(4);
console.log(getShortRegion('northcentralusstage')); 
// ncus

// --- Style ---
console.log(getShortRegion('westeurope', Styles.iso3166)); // style not supported yet
// nl

setDefaultStyle(Styles.iso3166); // style not supported yet
console.log(getShortRegion('westeurope')); // style not supported yet
// nl

Styles

The following will demonstrate different style types and rules using regions germanywestcentral and eastus2stage as an example.

"Standard"

Abbreviates the long region name 'as is', while following these rules:

1. A (long) region name is first split into sections.
2. Each section is then abbreviated according to different rules.
3. Afterwards abbreviated section are concatenated in the same order

Sections:

• country / continent
  • always two first characters of section
    germanywestcentral, ==> germany = ge
    eastus2stage, ==> us = us
• cardinal directions / secondard geographic specifier
  • one character per section
    germanywest central: westcentral ==> wc
    eastus2stage: east ==> e
• enumerator
  • enumerator is always kept as is (if present)
    germanywestcentral: -
    eastus2stage: 2 ==> 2
• special characteristic
  • one character per section
    germanywestcentral: -
    eastus2stage: stage ==> s

ISO3166

⚠️ Warning

Not implemented yet

Supported Regions