Strip ANSI codes from a string
JavaScript version
const stripAnsiCodes = (str) => str.replace(/[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g, '');
TypeScript version
const stripAnsiCodes = (str: string): string => str.replace(/[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g, '');
Examples
stripAnsiCodes('\u001B[4mcake\u001B[0m'); // 'cake'
stripAnsiCodes('\u001B[0m\u001B[4m\u001B[42m\u001B[31mfoo\u001B[39m\u001B[49m\u001B[24mfoo\u001B[0m'); // 'foofoo'