retext-spell

Check spelling with retext, based on nspell.

Installation

npm:

npm install retext-spell

Usage

var retext = require('retext');
var spell = require('retext-spell');
var dictionary = require('dictionary-en-gb');
var report = require('vfile-reporter');

retext()
  .use(spell, dictionary)
  .process('Some useles documeant.', function (err, file) {
    console.error(report(err || file));
  });

Yields:

   1:6-1:12  warning  `useles` is misspelt; did you mean `useless`?      retext-spell  retext-spell
  1:13-1:22  warning  `documeant` is misspelt; did you mean `document`?  retext-spell  retext-spell

⚠ 2 warnings

API

retext().use(spell, options)

retext-spell is async; use process, not processSync.

Adds warnings for misspelt words to processed virtual files.

Signatures

• retext().use(spell, dictionary)
• retext().use(spell, options)

options

Optional object.

options.dictionary

A dictionary (Function). Result of requiring one of the dictionaries in wooorm/dictionaries.

options.personal

Personal dictionary (string or a Buffer in utf8, optional).

options.ignore

List of words to ignore (Array.<string>, default []).

options.ignoreLiteral

Whether to ignore literal words (boolean?, default true).

options.ignoreDigits

Whether to ignore “words” that contain only digits, such as 123456 (boolean?, default true).

options.normalizeApostrophes

Deal with apostrophes (boolean?, default true). Whether to swap smart apostrophes (’) with straight apostrophes (') before checking spelling. Most dictionaries do recognise straight apostrophes (isn't), but not smart apostrophes (isn’t).

options.max

Number of unique words to suggest for (number?, default 30). By default, up to thirty words are suggested for. Further misspellings are still warned about, but without suggestions

Related

• retext-contractions — Check apostrophe use in contractions
• retext-diacritics — Check for proper use of diacritics
• retext-indefinite-article — Check if indefinite articles (a, an) are used correctly
• retext-redundant-acronyms — Check for redundant acronyms (ATM machine)
• retext-repeated-words — Check for for repeated words
• retext-syntax-mentions — Classify @mentions as syntax
• retext-syntax-urls — Classify URLs and filepaths as syntax

Contribute

See contribute.md in retextjs/retext for ways to get started.

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License

MIT © Titus Wormer