path-to-regexp excels at converting path patterns into regular expressions, allowing for precise matching and extraction of parameters from URLs. It supports dynamic segments, optional parameters, and wildcard matching, making it highly versatile for routing and URL handling.

uri-js provides comprehensive URI parsing and manipulation, including support for extracting components from URIs. However, it is not specialized in path matching or parameter extraction from URLs.

query-string focuses on query strings rather than path matching. It does not extract parameters from paths but provides utilities for parsing and stringifying query parameters, making it complementary to path matching libraries.

url-template supports parameter extraction and substitution within URL templates, but it is not designed for general path matching. It focuses on variable substitution within predefined templates.

uri-template is designed to work with URI templates, allowing for parameter extraction based on template definitions. It supports both expanding and contracting URIs, making it useful for dynamic URL generation.

template-url does not handle path matching or parameter extraction. Instead, it focuses on generating URLs from templates with predefined structures, allowing for dynamic insertion of values into the URL.

path-to-regexp does not handle query strings or their manipulation. It is focused on path matching and does not provide any utilities for working with query parameters.

uri-js offers basic query string parsing and manipulation as part of its comprehensive URI handling capabilities. However, it is not specialized in query string manipulation like query-string and does not provide dedicated utilities for it.

query-string is specifically designed for query string manipulation. It provides functions for parsing query strings into objects, stringifying objects into query strings, and handling nested and array values, making it the go-to choice for query parameter handling.

url-template does not provide query string manipulation features. It is focused on variable substitution within URL templates and does not interact with query parameters.

uri-template does not handle query string manipulation. It focuses on working with URI templates and does not provide any functionality for parsing or modifying query strings.

template-url does not provide any functionality for query string manipulation. It is focused on generating URLs from templates and does not interact with query parameters.

path-to-regexp does not support URI templates. It is focused on path matching and parameter extraction using regular expressions and does not provide any functionality for working with URI templates.

uri-js provides basic support for URI templates as part of its comprehensive URI handling capabilities. However, it is not specialized in URI templates and does not provide dedicated functionality for their processing.

query-string does not support URI templates. It is focused on parsing and manipulating query strings and does not provide any features related to URI templates or their processing.

url-template provides support for URI templates with a focus on variable substitution. It allows for simple template processing and variable replacement, but it is not as feature-rich as uri-template in terms of URI template specifications.

uri-template is specifically designed for working with URI templates as defined by RFC 6570. It provides full support for expanding and contracting URIs based on template definitions, making it the go-to choice for URI template handling.

template-url supports URI templates in a limited way by allowing dynamic insertion of values into predefined URL structures. However, it does not provide full support for URI templates or their expansion/contraction.

path-to-regexp is a lightweight library with a small footprint, making it efficient for performance-sensitive applications. Its focus on path matching and parameter extraction is implemented with minimal overhead, ensuring fast execution.

uri-js is a more comprehensive library with a larger footprint due to its extensive URI parsing and manipulation capabilities. While it is well-optimized, its size may be a consideration for projects where bundle size is a critical factor.

query-string is also a lightweight library designed for efficient query string manipulation. It is optimized for performance, with fast parsing and stringifying functions that handle query parameters with minimal resource usage.

url-template is a small library that provides lightweight URI template functionality. Its focus on simple variable substitution keeps it efficient, making it suitable for applications that require quick and easy template processing without significant overhead.

uri-template is a lightweight library focused on URI template processing. It is designed to be efficient in expanding and contracting URIs based on templates, with minimal impact on performance.

template-url is a lightweight library for generating URLs from templates. Its simplicity and focus on template-based URL generation result in low overhead and fast performance, making it suitable for applications where efficiency is important.

Path Matching Example with path-to-regexp

import { pathToRegexp, match } from 'path-to-regexp';

// Define a path pattern
const pattern = '/users/:id';

// Convert the pattern to a regex
const regex = pathToRegexp(pattern);

// Match a URL against the regex
const url = '/users/123';
const isMatch = regex.test(url);

// Extract parameters
const matchResult = match(pattern);
const params = matchResult('/users/123');

console.log(isMatch); // true
console.log(params); // { path: '/users/123', index: 0, params: { id: '123' } }

URI Parsing Example with uri-js

import { URI } from 'uri-js';

// Parse a URI
const uri = URI.parse('https://example.com:8080/path?query=123#fragment');

// Construct a URI
const constructedUri = URI.serialize({ scheme: 'https', host: 'example.com', path: '/path' });

console.log(uri);
console.log(constructedUri);

Query String Manipulation Example with query-string

import { parse, stringify } from 'query-string';

// Parse a query string into an object
const queryString = '?name=John&age=30&hobbies=reading,traveling';
const parsed = parse(queryString);

// Stringify an object into a query string
const obj = { name: 'Jane', age: 25, hobbies: ['music', 'sports'] };
const stringified = stringify(obj);

console.log(parsed); // { name: 'John', age: '30', hobbies: 'reading,traveling' }
console.log(stringified); // ?name=Jane&age=25&hobbies=music,sports

URL Template Example with url-template

import { parse, compile } from 'url-template';

// Define a URL template
const template = compile('https://example.com/users/{id}/posts/{postId}');

// Generate a URL with values
const url = template.expand({ id: 123, postId: 456 });

console.log(url); // https://example.com/users/123/posts/456

URI Template Example with uri-template

import { UriTemplate } from 'uri-template';

// Define a URI template
const template = new UriTemplate('https://example.com/users/{id}/posts/{postId}');

// Expand the template with values
const expandedUri = template.expand({ id: 123, postId: 456 });

console.log(expandedUri); // https://example.com/users/123/posts/456

URL Generation Example with template-url

import { templateUrl } from 'template-url';

// Define a URL template
const urlTemplate = 'https://example.com/users/{id}/posts/{postId}';

// Generate a URL with dynamic values
const url = templateUrl(urlTemplate, { id: 123, postId: 456 });

console.log(url); // https://example.com/users/123/posts/456