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This package gives you easy access to afinn-111.
You’re probably dealing with natural language, and know you need this, if you’re here!
This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 12.20+, 14.14+, 16.0+), install with npm:
npm install afinn-111
In Deno with esm.sh:
import {afinn111} from 'https://esm.sh/afinn-111@2'
In browsers with esm.sh:
<script type="module">
import {afinn111} from 'https://esm.sh/afinn-111@2?bundle'
</script>
import {afinn111} from 'afinn-111'
afinn111.positive //=> 2
afinn111['self-deluded'] //=> -2
This package exports the identifier afinn111.
There is no default export.
afinn111afinn-111 maps entries to valence ratings (Object.<string, number>).
👉 Note: Be careful when accessing unknown properties on the
afinn-111object, words such as “constructor” or “toString” might occur. It’s recommended to use ahasOwnPropertycheck beforehand.
Note the AFINN entries are:
n00b)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't stand)naïve)cover-up, made-up,
once-in-a-lifetime, self-confident, self-deluded,
short-sighted, short-sightedness, son-of-a-bitch)This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports no additional types.
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-96
— AFINN list from 2009, containing 1468 entriesafinn-165
— AFINN list from 2015, containing 3382 entriesemoji-emotion
— Like AFINN, but for emojipolarity
— Detect the polarity of text, based on afinn-165 and emoji-emotionYes please! See How to Contribute to Open Source.
This package is safe.
FAQs
AFINN 111 (list of English words rated for valence) in JSON
The npm package afinn-111 receives a total of 7 weekly downloads. As such, afinn-111 popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that afinn-111 demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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