title: javascript regex to count whitespace characters
body: <p>Can I use a javascript regex to count the number of whitespace characters before the first text character in the string?  I only care if there are 0, 1, and 2+.</p>
  
  <p>My current working solution is to have three regexes and just use match to determine the 0,1, or 2+ category(separate pattern for each), but Im looking for a more elegant solution.</p>
  
  <p>Is it even possible to count patterns with regex?  I could use a non-greedy grouping and count the length I guess....</p>