Replace whitelist with decodeURI

Readme.md

@@ -18,19 +18,12 @@ npm install path-to-regexp --save
 ## Usage
 
 ```javascript
-const {
-  pathToRegexp,
-  match,
-  parse,
-  compile,
-  normalizePathname
-} = require("path-to-regexp");
+const { pathToRegexp, match, parse, compile } = require("path-to-regexp");
 
 // pathToRegexp(path, keys?, options?)
 // match(path)
 // parse(path)
 // compile(path)
-// normalizePathname(path)
 ```
 
 - **path** A string, array of strings, or a regular expression.
@@ -171,16 +164,20 @@ match("/invalid"); //=> false
 
 ### Normalize Pathname
 
-The `normalizePathname` function will return a normalized string for matching with `pathToRegexp`.
+The `normalizePathname` function will return a normalized string for matching with `pathToRegexp`:
 
 ```js
 const re = pathToRegexp("/caf\u00E9");
-const input = encodeURI("/cafe\u0301");
+const input = encodeURI("/caf\u00E9");
 
 re.test(input); //=> false
 re.test(normalizePathname(input)); //=> true
 ```
 
+**Note:** It may be preferable to implement something in your own library that normalizes the pathname for matching. E.g. [`URL`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL) automatically URI encodes paths for you, which would result in a consistent match.
+
+**Tip:** Consider using [`String.prototype.normalize`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/normalize) to resolve unicode variants of the same string.
+
 ### Parse
 
 The `parse` function will return a list of strings and keys from a path string:

src/index.spec.ts

@@ -2832,12 +2832,10 @@ describe("path-to-regexp", function() {
       ).toEqual(["/caf\u00E9"]);
     });
 
-    it("should not normalize whitelisted characters", function() {
-      const input = "/test/route%2F%25";
+    it("should not normalize encoded slash", function() {
+      const input = "/test/route%2F";
 
-      expect(pathToRegexp.normalizePathname(input)).toEqual(
-        "/test/route%2F%25"
-      );
+      expect(pathToRegexp.normalizePathname(input)).toEqual("/test/route%2F");
     });
 
     it("should fix repeated slashes", function() {

src/index.ts

@@ -19,20 +19,8 @@ export interface ParseOptions {
  * slash and normalizes unicode characters to "NFC". When using this method,
  * `decode` should be an identity function so you don't decode strings twice.
  */
-export function normalizePathname(
-  pathname: string,
-  whitelist: string | string[] = "%/-."
-) {
-  return pathname
-    .replace(/\/+/g, "/")
-    .replace(
-      /(?:%[ef][0-9a-f](?:%[0-9a-f]{2}){2}|%[cd][0-9a-f]%[0-9a-f]{2}|%[0-9a-f]{2})/gi,
-      m => {
-        const char = decodeURIComponent(m);
-        if (whitelist.indexOf(char) > -1) return m;
-        return char;
-      }
-    );
+export function normalizePathname(pathname: string) {
+  return decodeURI(pathname).replace(/\/+/g, "/");
 }
 
 /**