Function matchesTemplate

packages/socket.io/client-dist/socket.io.js:2699–2731

* 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) {
      var searchIndex = 0;
      var templateIndex = 0;
      var starIndex = -1;
      var 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.