Evaluating a string as a mathematical expression in JavaScript

Question

How do I parse and evaluate a mathematical expression in a string (e.g. \'1+1\') without invoking eval(string) to yield its numerical value?

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Answer 1

const operatorToFunction = {
    "+": (num1, num2) => +num1 + +num2,
    "-": (num1, num2) => +num1 - +num2,
    "*": (num1, num2) => +num1 * +num2,
    "/": (num1, num2) => +num1 / +num2
}

const findOperator = (str) => {
    const [operator] = str.split("").filter((ch) => ["+", "-", "*", "/"].includes(ch))
    return operator;
}

const executeOperation = (str) => {
    const operationStr = str.replace(/[ ]/g, "");
    const operator = findOperator(operationStr);
    const [num1, num2] = operationStr.split(operator)
    return operatorToFunction[operator](num1, num2);
};

const addition = executeOperation('1 + 1'); // ans is 2
const subtraction = executeOperation('4 - 1'); // ans is 3
const multiplication = executeOperation('2 * 5'); // ans is 10
const division = executeOperation('16 / 4'); // ans is 4