Undoes Byte Order Mark change.

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###### This is released software. Please **[log issues](https://github.com/ptrdo/microdata-template/issues)** found. 
-# microdata-template `v2.3.0`
+# microdata-template `v2.2.2`
 An implementation of HTML template by way of the microdata mechanism.
 ### The Gist  
 This JavaScript module should simplify adding dynamic content to HTML documents while staying true to the recommendations of web standards. There are no dependencies here except the JavaScript [ECMA5 standard](http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/) which enjoys [nearly universal support](http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es5/) in modern browsers. Also, since the HTML recommendations for integral technologies such as [template](https://www.w3.org/TR/html52/semantics-scripting.html#the-template-element) and [microdata](https://www.w3.org/TR/microdata/) are variably implemented by modern browsers, this module serves as a [polyfill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyfill) to assure reliable results. Best of all, this methodology encourages the writing of low-dependency JavaScript and perfectly valid HTML — even within fully-functional templated markup.
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ Once instantiated in the web client code, the microdata-template can be addresse
 ```javascript
 // In pre-ES6 implementations, the code is exposed to the global namespace: 
 var templater = window.MicrodataTemplate.init();
-templater.getVerson(); // returns current version, e.g. "2.3.0"
+templater.getVerson(); // returns current version, e.g. "2.2.2"
 
 // In ES6 implementations, the import code does not require init() 
 import templater from "./path/to/microdata-template.js";
-templater.getVersion(); // returns current version, e.g. "2.3.0"
+templater.getVersion(); // returns current version, e.g. "2.2.2"
 
 // Defaults are assumed, but configuration can be passed to init: 
 templater.init({

lib/microdata-template.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    * @author Peter Sylwester
    * @copyright (c)2022 Peter Sylwester
    * @license MIT
-   * @version 2.3.0, 2022/05/03
+   * @version 2.2.2, 2022/05/03
    * @requires "HTML5", "ECMA-262 Edition 5.1"
    *
    *
@@ -188,14 +188,6 @@
    * @type {Boolean} When true, requires Microdata attributes for template.
    */
   var strictStandard = false;
-
-  /**
-   * stripByteOrderMark removes the marking indicating UTF-8 encoding.
-   * 
-   * @public via proxy
-   * @type {Boolean} When true, strips Byte Order Mark from incoming HTML snippets.
-   */
-  var stripByteOrderMark = true;
 
   /* PRIVATE UTILITIES */
 
@@ -238,13 +230,8 @@
     return clone;
   };
 
-  var findTemplate = function (source) {
-    var node, candidate;
-    if (stripByteOrderMark) {
-      node = stripBOM(source);
-    } else {
-      node = source;
-    }
+  var findTemplate = function (node) {
+    var candidate;
     if (!strictStandard) {
       return node;
     } else if (isTemplate(node)) {
@@ -281,15 +268,6 @@
     return obj === undefined ? "" : obj;
   };
 
-  var stripBOM = function(buf) {
-    var str = buf.toString("utf-8");
-    if(str.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF) {
-      return str.slice(1);
-    } else {
-      return str;
-    }
-  };
-
   /* PRIVATE METHODS */
 
   var clear = function (template, callback) {
@@ -666,9 +644,6 @@
         if ("showHeritage" in config) {
           strictStandard = !!config.showHeritage;
         }
-        if ("stripByteOrderMark" in config) {
-          stripByteOrderMark = !!config.stripByteOrderMark;
-        }
       }
       return this;
     },
@@ -779,18 +754,6 @@
       return showHeritage;
     },
 
-    getSetStripByteOrderMark: function (boo) {
-      /**
-       * @param boo {Boolean} When true, strips Byte Order Mark from incoming HTML snippets.
-       * @returns {Boolean} The current setting.
-       */
-      if (arguments.length > 0) {
-        stripByteOrderMark = !!boo;
-      }
-
-      return showHeritage;
-    },
-
     getSetSource: function (obj) {
 
       if (arguments.length > 0) {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "microdata-template",
-  "version": "2.3.0",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "description": "An implementation of HTML template by way of the microdata mechanism.",
   "keywords": [
     "javascript",