# retext-english

> retext plugin to parse English prose

Latest version **5.0.0** (published 2023-09-06) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install retext-english
pnpm add retext-english
yarn add retext-english
bun add retext-english
```

## Health

**Score 25/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 |
| Published | 2023-09-06 |
| First published | 2015-08-26 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM |
| Dependencies | 3 |
| Unpacked size | 12.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 2436 |
| Author | Titus Wormer |
| Maintainers | wooorm |
| Keywords | concrete, cst, english, language, natural, parse, plugin, process, retext, retext-plugin, syntax, tree, unified |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/retext-english
- Repository: https://github.com/retextjs/retext.git#main
- Homepage: https://github.com/retextjs/retext
- Issues: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/issues
- Funding: https://opencollective.com/unified
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/retext-english

## Dependencies (3)

- [unified](https://npm.io/package/unified.md) ^11.0.0
- [@types/nlcst](https://npm.io/package/@types/nlcst.md) ^2.0.0
- [parse-english](https://npm.io/package/parse-english.md) ^7.0.0

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## Recent versions

- 5.0.0 (latest) — 2023-09-06
- 4.1.0 — 2021-08-27
- 4.0.0 — 2021-07-16
- 3.0.4 — 2019-11-09
- 3.0.3 — 2019-06-05
- 3.0.2 — 2018-11-17
- 3.0.1 — 2018-11-06
- 3.0.0 — 2017-02-23
- 2.0.0 — 2016-06-22
- 1.0.1 — 2015-08-26
- 1.0.0 — 2015-08-26

## README

# retext-english

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**[retext][]** plugin to add support for parsing English natural language.

## Contents

*   [What is this?](#what-is-this)
*   [When should I use this?](#when-should-i-use-this)
*   [Install](#install)
*   [Use](#use)
*   [API](#api)
    *   [`unified().use(retextEnglish)`](#unifieduseretextenglish)
*   [Syntax tree](#syntax-tree)
*   [Types](#types)
*   [Compatibility](#compatibility)
*   [Contribute](#contribute)
*   [Sponsor](#sponsor)
*   [License](#license)

## What is this?

This package is a [unified][] ([retext][]) plugin that defines how to take
English natural language as input and turn it into a syntax tree.
When it’s used, natural language can be parsed and other retext plugins can be
used after it.

See [the monorepo readme][retext] for info on what the retext ecosystem is.

## When should I use this?

This plugin adds support to unified for parsing English.
If the prose is not English, use [`retext`][retext-core] for any Latin-script
text, or for Dutch use `unified` itself with
[`retext-dutch`][retext-dutch] and [`retext-stringify`][retext-stringify].

If you just want the syntax tree, you can use [`parse-english`][parse-english]
directly.

## Install

This package is [ESM only][esm].
In Node.js (version 16+), install with [npm][]:

```sh
npm install retext-english
```

In Deno with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:

```js
import retextEnglish from 'https://esm.sh/retext-english@5'
```

In browsers with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:

```html
<script type="module">
  import retextEnglish from 'https://esm.sh/retext-english@5?bundle'
</script>
```

## Use

```js
import retextEnglish from 'retext-english'
import retextEmoji from 'retext-emoji'
import retextProfanities from 'retext-profanities'
import retextStringify from 'retext-stringify'
import {unified} from 'unified'
import {reporter} from 'vfile-reporter'

const file = await unified()
  .use(retextEnglish)
  .use(retextEmoji, {convert: 'encode'})
  .use(retextProfanities)
  .use(retextStringify)
  .process('He’s set on beating your butt for sheriff! :cop:')

console.log(String(file))
console.error(reporter(file))
```

Yields:

```txt
He’s set on beating your butt for sheriff! 👮
```

```txt
1:26-1:30 warning Be careful with `butt`, it’s profane in some cases butt retext-profanities

⚠ 1 warning
```

## API

This package exports no identifiers.
The default export is [`retextEnglish`][api-retext-english].

### `unified().use(retextEnglish)`

Add support for parsing English natural language.

###### Parameters

There are no parameters.

###### Returns

Nothing (`undefined`).

## Syntax tree

The syntax tree used in retext is [nlcst][].

## Types

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

## Compatibility

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained
versions of Node.js.

When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of
Node.
This means we try to keep the current release line, `retext-english@^5`,
compatible with Node.js 16.

## Contribute

See [`contributing.md`][contributing] in [`retextjs/.github`][health] for ways
to get started.
See [`support.md`][support] for ways to get help.

This project has a [code of conduct][coc].
By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to
abide by its terms.

## Sponsor

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## License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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