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+/* eslint-disable import/no-commonjs */
+
+const SPLIT_REGEX = /\s*[\r\n]+\s*/;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * strips newlines from strings and replaces them with a single space
+ *
+ * @example
+ *
+ * ensureSingleLine('foo  \n  bar') === 'foo bar'
+ *
+ * @param {String} str
+ * @returns {String}
+ */
+module.exports = function ensureSingleLine(str) {
+  // This guard makes the function significantly faster
+  if (str.includes('\n') || str.includes('\r')) {
+    return str
+      .split(SPLIT_REGEX)
+      .filter((s) => s !== '')
+      .join(' ');
+  }
+  return str;
+};