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Ribald is a lightweight and efficient Node.js package designed for detecting vulgar and obscene words within strings. It returns an array containing these offensive terms found in the input string. With its comprehensive list of offensive terms, Ribald em
Ribald is a lightweight and efficient Node.js package designed for detecting vulgar and obscene words within strings. It provides a comprehensive list of offensive terms, allowing developers to filter and moderate user-generated content effectively.
Install Ribald via npm:
npm install ribald
Import Ribald into your Node.js application:
javascript :
import ribald from "ribald";
let input = "This is a test string containing vulgar words like fuck, asshole, and slut.";
let detectedWords = ribald(input);
console.log(detectedWords);
This will output an array containing all detected vulgar words from the input string.
import ribald from "ribald";
let input = "This is a test string containing vulgar words like fuck, asshole, and slut.";
let detectedWords = ribald(input);
console.log(detectedWords);
// Output:
{
"original": "This is a test string containing vulgar words like fuck, asshole, and slut.",
"words": ["fuck", "asshole", "slut"],
"count": 3,
"filter": "This is a test string containing vulgar words like ****, *******, and ****."
}
The package includes a predefined list of vulgar words such as:
Contributions to the list of vulgar words or improvements to the package are welcome. Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub
This package is licensed under the ISC License.
This package is intended for educational and informational purposes only. Use it responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
FAQs
Ribald is a lightweight and efficient Node.js package designed for detecting vulgar and obscene words within strings. It returns an array containing these offensive terms found in the input string. With its comprehensive list of offensive terms, Ribald em
The npm package ribald receives a total of 4 weekly downloads. As such, ribald popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that ribald demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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