# addressparser
Parse e-mail address fields. Input can be a single address (`"andris@kreata.ee"`), a formatted address (`"Andris Reinman <andris@kreata.ee>"`), comma separated list of addresses (`"andris@kreata.ee, andris.reinman@kreata.ee"`), an address group (`"disclosed-recipients:andris@kreata.ee;"`) or a mix of all the formats.
In addition to comma the semicolon is treated as the list delimiter as well (except when used in the group syntax), so a value `"andris@kreata.ee; andris.reinman@kreata.ee"` is identical to `"andris@kreata.ee, andris.reinman@kreata.ee"`.
## Installation
Install with npm
```
npm install addressparser
```
## Usage
Include the module
```javascript
var addressparser = require('addressparser');
```
Parse some address strings with `addressparser(field)`
```javascript
var addresses = addressparser('andris <andris@tr.ee>');
console.log(addresses); // [{name: "andris", address:"andris@tr.ee"}]
```
And when using groups
```javascript
addressparser('Composers:"Bach, Sebastian" <sebu@example.com>, mozart@example.com (Mozzie);');
```
the result would be
```
[
{
name: "Composers",
group: [
{
address: "sebu@example.com",
name: "Bach, Sebastian"
},
{
address: "mozart@example.com",
name: "Mozzie"
}
]
}
]
```
> Be prepared though that groups might be nested.
## Notes
This module does not decode any mime-word or punycode encoded strings, it is only a basic parser for parsing the base data, you need to decode the encoded parts later by yourself
## License
**MIT**