feat: add "base" string packages and refactor string/remove-first

This commit adds the following new packages:

- `@stdlib/string/base/remove-first`
- `@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point`
- `@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster`

The top-level `@stdlib/string/remove-first` is refactored to depend on those "base" packages, with the default behavior remaining the same (i.e., removing the first grapheme cluster) and a new "mode" option for specifying what type of character to remove.

PR-URL: 	#1073
Co-authored-by: Athan Reines <kgryte@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Athan Reines <kgryte@gmail.com> 
Ref: #1062

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/README.md

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+<!--
+
+@license Apache-2.0
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 The Stdlib Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+-->
+
+# removeFirstCodePoint
+
+> Remove the first `n` Unicode code points of a string.
+
+<section class="usage">
+
+## Usage
+
+```javascript
+var removeFirstCodePoint = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point' );
+```
+
+#### removeFirstCodePoint( str, n )
+
+Removes the first `n` Unicode code points of a string.
+
+```javascript
+var out = removeFirstCodePoint( 'last man standing', 1 );
+// returns 'ast man standing'
+
+out = removeFirstCodePoint( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
+// returns 'idden Treasures'
+
+out = removeFirstCodePoint( 'foo bar', 5 );
+// returns 'ar'
+
+out = removeFirstCodePoint( 'foo bar', 10 );
+// returns ''
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.usage -->
+
+<section class="examples">
+
+## Examples
+
+<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
+
+```javascript
+var removeFirstCodePoint = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point' );
+
+var str = removeFirstCodePoint( 'presidential election', 1 );
+// returns 'residential election'
+
+str = removeFirstCodePoint( 'JavaScript', 1 );
+// returns 'avaScript'
+
+str = removeFirstCodePoint( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5 );
+// returns 'ast of the Mohicans'
+
+str = removeFirstCodePoint( 'अनुच्छेद', 1 );
+// returns 'नुच्छेद'
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.examples -->
+
+<!-- Section for related `stdlib` packages. Do not manually edit this section, as it is automatically populated. -->
+
+<section class="related">
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.related -->
+
+<!-- Section for all links. Make sure to keep an empty line after the `section` element and another before the `/section` close. -->
+
+<section class="links">
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.links -->

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/benchmark/benchmark.js

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+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-string' ).isPrimitive;
+var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
+var removeFirst = require( './../lib' );
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
+	var values;
+	var out;
+	var i;
+
+	values = [
+		'beep boop',
+		'foo bar',
+		'xyz abc',
+		'🐶🐮🐷🐰🐸'
+	];
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		out = removeFirst( values[ i%values.length ], 1 );
+		if ( typeof out !== 'string' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return a string' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isString( out ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return a string' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/docs/repl.txt

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+
+{{alias}}( str, n )
+    Removes the first `n` Unicode code points of a string.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    str: string
+        Input string.
+
+    n: integer
+        Number of Unicode code points to remove.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    out: string
+        Output string.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    > var out = {{alias}}( 'beep', 1 )
+    'eep'
+    > out = {{alias}}( 'Boop', 1 )
+    'oop'
+    > out = {{alias}}( 'foo bar', 5 )
+    'ar'
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/docs/types/index.d.ts

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+/*
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// TypeScript Version: 2.0
+
+/**
+* Removes the first `n` Unicode code points of a string.
+*
+* @param str - input string
+* @param n - number of code points to remove
+* @returns output string
+*
+* @example
+* var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing', 1 );
+* // returns 'ast man standing'
+*
+* @example
+* var out = removeFirst( 'presidential election', 1 );
+* // returns 'residential election'
+*
+* @example
+* var out = removeFirst( 'JavaScript', 1 );
+* // returns 'avaScript'
+*
+* @example
+* var out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
+* // returns 'idden Treasures'
+*
+* @example
+* var out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 5 );
+* // returns 'ar'
+*/
+declare function removeFirst( str: string, n: number ): string;
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+export = removeFirst;

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/docs/types/test.ts

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+/*
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import removeFirst = require( './index' );
+
+
+// TESTS //
+
+// The function returns a string...
+{
+	removeFirst( 'abc', 1 ); // $ExpectType string
+}
+
+// The compiler throws an error if the function is provided a value other than a string...
+{
+	removeFirst( true, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( false, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( null, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( undefined, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 5, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( [], 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( {}, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( ( x: number ): number => x, 1 ); // $ExpectError
+}
+
+// The compiler throws an error if the function is provided a second argument that is not a number...
+{
+	removeFirst( 'abc', true ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', false ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', null ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', 'abc' ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', [] ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', {} ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', ( x: number ): number => x ); // $ExpectError
+}
+
+// The compiler throws an error if the function is provided an unsupported number of arguments...
+{
+	removeFirst(); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc' ); // $ExpectError
+	removeFirst( 'abc', 1, 2 ); // $ExpectError
+}

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/examples/index.js

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+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var removeFirstCodePoint = require( './../lib' );
+
+console.log( removeFirstCodePoint( 'presidential election', 1 ) );
+// => 'residential election'
+
+console.log( removeFirstCodePoint( 'JavaScript', 1 ) );
+// => 'avaScript'
+
+console.log( removeFirstCodePoint( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5 ) );
+// => 'ast of the Mohicans'
+
+console.log( removeFirstCodePoint( 'अनुच्छेद', 1 ) );
+// => 'नुच्छेद'

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point/lib/index.js

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+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+* Remove the first `n` Unicode code points of a string.
+*
+* @module @stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point
+*
+* @example
+* var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point' );
+*
+* var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing', 1 );
+* // returns 'ast man standing'
+*
+* out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
+* // returns 'idden Treasures';
+*/
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var main = require( './main.js' );
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+module.exports = main;