From 0369808b2e903bac1abb5db25575ad1bd79e54ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Larson <1925840+aleclarson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:07:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] small improvements

---
 src/string/dedent.ts | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/string/dedent.ts b/src/string/dedent.ts
index ab9e3099..eb527fac 100644
--- a/src/string/dedent.ts
+++ b/src/string/dedent.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ export function dedent(
     text = text[0]
   }
 
-  const indent = values[0] ?? detectIndent(text)
+  // If no indent is provided, use the indentation of the first
+  // non-empty line.
+  const indent = values[0] ?? text.match(/^[ \t]*(?=\S)/m)?.[0]
+
+  // Note: Lines with an indent less than the removed indent will not
+  // be changed.
   const output = indent
     ? text.replace(new RegExp(`^${indent}`, 'gm'), '')
     : text
@@ -79,8 +84,3 @@ export function dedent(
   // Remove the first and last lines (if empty).
   return output.replace(/^[ \t]*\n|\n[ \t]*$/g, '')
 }
-
-// Find the indentation of the first non-empty line.
-function detectIndent(text: string) {
-  return text.match(/^[ \t]*(?=\S)/m)?.[0]
-}