0.1.2 • Published 1 year ago
@snirp/contractions v0.1.2
Contractions
Converts apostrophe and slang contractions to their standard lexicon form. Built-in support for English language only.
decontract("Btw, I've gotta run, we're late. Thx.")
// by the way, I have got to run, we are late. thanks.Note that capitalization is not preserved. This is usually not a requirement in for purposes of Natural Language Processing.
Installation
This library can be used in all JavaScript runtime environments (browser and NodeJS)
# NPM
npm i -s @snirp/contractions
# Yarn
yarn add @snirp/contractions
# PNPM
pnpm add @snirp/contractionsUsage
import decontract from '@snirp/contractions';
// Default options uses the built-in contractions and slang maps
decontract("It's abt time.")
// It is about time.
// Configure the contractions or slang to be disabled, and use custom map
const lolcatMap = {
hello: "y halo thar",
cheeseburger: "cheezburger"
};
decontract('Hello cheeseburger!', {
convertContractions: false,
convertSlang: false,
customMap: lolcatMap
});
// y halo thar cheezburger!Arguments and options
The function takes a string to be decontracted an (optional) options object, with the following properties:
| property | description | default | type |
|---|---|---|---|
convertContractions | Use the built-in map to convert contractions | true | boolean |
convertSlang | Use the built-in map to convert slang words | true | boolean |
customMap | Provide a custom map to be appended to the selected built-in maps | {} | Record<string,string> |