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afinn-96

What is this?

This package gives you easy access to AFINN-96.

When should I use this?

You should likely use afinn-165 instead.

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with npm:

npm install afinn-96

In Deno with esm.sh:

import {afinn96} from 'https://esm.sh/afinn-96@2'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import {afinn96} from 'https://esm.sh/afinn-96@2?bundle'
</script>

Use

import {afinn96} from 'afinn-96'

afinn96.positive // => 2
afinn96['fed up'] // => -3

API

This package exports the identifier afinn96. There is no default export.

`afinn96`

afinn-96 maps entries to valence ratings (Record<string, number>).

👉 Note: Be careful when accessing unknown properties on the afinn-96 object, words such as constructor or toString might occur. It’s recommended to use a hasOwnProperty check beforehand.

Musings

Note the AFINN entries are:

all lower case
can contain spaces (cases: can't stand, cashing in, cool stuff, does not work, dont like, fed up, green wash, green washing, messing up, no fun, not good, not working, right direction, screwed up, some kind)
can contain apostrophes (only case: can't stand)
can contain dashes (cases: cover-up, made-up, short-sighted, short-sightedness, son-of-a-bitch)

Types

This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports no additional types.

Compatibility

This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js. As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+, 16.0+, and 18.0+. It also works in Deno and modern browsers.

afinn-111 — AFINN list from 2011, containing 2477 entries
afinn-165 — AFINN list from 2015, containing 3382 entries
emoji-emotion — like AFINN, but for emoji
polarity — detect the polarity of text, based on afinn-165 and emoji-emotion