findahaiku

findahaiku

Split up text into the lines of a haiku, if it is possible to split it up into lines of 5-7-5 syllables.

If a haiku cannot be made from the text, returns an empty list.

Uses the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (contains over 134k words, ~1MB packed) to test words for syllable counts. If a word is not in the dictionary, a haiku will not be able to be made.

Install

npm install findahaiku

Usage

import findahaiku from 'findahaiku';

findahaiku('An old silent pond, a frog jumps into the pond! Splash; silence - again...');
//=> ['An old silent pond,', 'a frog jumps into the pond!', 'Splash; silence - again...']

findahaiku('Not a haiku!');
//=> []

findahaiku('This is much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much too long to be a haiku.');
//=> []

findahaiku('This may be a real haiku, but it contains a word that is unknnnooooowwwwnnn!');
//=> []

findahaiku('This is much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much too long to be a haiku.', { strict: false });
//=> ['This is much much much', 'much much much much much much much', 'much much much much much']

API

findahaiku(input, options?)

input

Type: string

Text to generate a haiku from.

options

Type: object

strict

Type: boolean
Default: true

Whether to only return if the entire given text is a haiku.

If false, returns a haiku if the first part of the given text is a haiku.