Is there any way to regexp-quote a string in Node.js?

Question

I want to create a regexp that matches exactly the string foo, even if foo contains metacharacters. This is sometimes known as `RegExp.quote`. Is there a way to do this in a Node.js environment (or, more broadly, v8/Chrome/WebKit/JavaScript)?

Accepted Answer

`npm install regexp-quote`

```
RegExp.quote = require('regexp-quote') // optional
new RegExp(RegExp.quote(foo))
```

Is there any way to regexp-quote a string in Node.js?

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