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Val Express URL

Returns the Express URL of the val it's called in

Example usage

Create val
function testThisExpressUrl(req, res) {
  let url = @stevekrouse.thisExpressURL();
  res.send(`<a href="${url}">${url}</a>`);
}

Source: https://www.val.town/v/stevekrouse.testThisExpressUrl

Output: https://stevekrouse-testThisExpressUrl.express.val.run

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export const thisExpressURL = () => {
let { valName, userHandle } =
new Error().stack.match(/@@({.+?})@@/g).map((e) =>
JSON.parse(e.slice(2, -2))
)[1];
return `https://${userHandle}-${valName}.express.val.run`;
};
// Forked from @easrng.thisReference
October 23, 2023