Here’s a structured documentation section with short descriptions, input/output details, and examples (no code snippets) for each function group. This is Forge-ready and can also go into your README:

📥 Installation & Configuration

Download & Install

• Install from OutSystems Forge or download the .oap file and publish via Service Studio or Service Center.

Add to Your App

• In Service Studio, open your app → Manage Dependencies → search for StringHelpers → select actions → Apply.

No Extra Configuration

• Plug-and-play. No extra setup required.

▶ How to Use

All functions are exposed as Server Actions under the StringHelpers module. Drag and drop into your logic, provide inputs, and use outputs.

✅ Function Reference with Examples

Trimming & Whitespace

• TrimLeft / TrimRight / TrimBoth
  Description: Remove characters from start, end, or both ends.
  Input: Text, optional characters to trim.
  Output: Trimmed text.
  Example: Input: "##Hello##", TrimBoth with "#" → Output: "Hello"  

• CollapseSpaces
  Description: Replace multiple spaces with a single space.
  Example: Input: "A   B   C" → Output: "A B C"  

Casing & Comparison

• ToTitle / ToLower / ToUpper
  Description: Change text case.
  Example: Input: "hello world" → Output: "Hello World"  

• ToggleCase
  Description: Switch uppercase to lowercase and vice versa.
  Example: Input: "AbC" → Output: "aBc"  

• Equal / Compare
  Description: Compare two strings (case-insensitive by default).
  Example: Input: "Test", "test" → Output: True  

Regex Helpers

• RegexMatch
  Description: Check if text matches a pattern.
  Example: Input: "abc123", Pattern: \\d+ → Output: True  

• RegexReplace
  Description: Replace pattern matches with text.
  Example: Input: "abc123", Replace digits with "-" → Output: "abc-"  

• RegexExtractAll
  Description: Extract all matches as a list.
  Example: Input: "a1b2c3", Pattern: \\d → Output: ["1","2","3"]  

Encoding & Normalization

• Base64Encode / Base64Decode
  Example: Input: "Hello" → Output: "SGVsbG8="  

• UrlEncode / UrlDecode
  Example: Input: "a b" → Output: "a%20b"  

• HtmlEncode / HtmlDecode
  Example: Input: "<b>text</b>" → Output: "<b>text</b>"  

• RemoveDiacritics
  Example: Input: "Résumé" → Output: "Resume"  

Text Operations

• Left / Right / Mid
  Example: Input: "abcdef", Left(3) → Output: "abc"  

• Reverse
  Example: Input: "abc" → Output: "cba"  

• Repeat
  Example: Input: "Hi", Count: 3 → Output: "HiHiHi"  

• PrefixText / AppendText
  Example: Input: "World", Prefix: "Hello " → Output: "Hello World"  

Validation

• IsNullOrEmpty / IsNumeric / IsAlpha / IsAlphanumeric
  Example: Input: "12345" → Output: True for IsNumeric  

• IsPalindrome
  Example: Input: "madam" → Output: True  

Formatting

• Split / Join
  Example: Input: "a,b,c", Delimiter: "," → Output: ["a","b","c"]  

• PadLeft / PadRight
  Example: Input: "7", PadLeft(3,'0') → Output: "007"  

Similarity

• Levenshtein
  Example: Input: "kitten","sitting" → Output: 3  

• Jaro
  Example: Input: "MARTHA","MARHTA" → Output: 0.944  

Generation

• GenerateGuid
  Example: Output: "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"  

• GenerateRandomString
  Example: Length: 8 → Output: "aZ3xT9bQ"  

File Type Detection

• GetFileType
  Example: Input: PDF file bytes → Output: ".pdf"  

⚠ Notes

• All operations are server-side and optimized for performance.
• Random string and password generators are non-cryptographic.