@technobuddha/library/syllables/syllables.cjs

A large library of useful functions

"use strict";
var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
};
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.syllables = void 0;
var constants_1 = require("../constants");
var toASCII_1 = __importDefault(require("../toASCII"));
var splitWords_1 = __importDefault(require("../splitWords"));
/**
 * Approximate the number of syllables in a string
 *
 * @param input The string
 * @returns the number of syllables
 */
function syllables(input) {
    return splitWords_1.default(toASCII_1.default(input.toLowerCase())).reduce(function (count, word) {
        if (word.length <= 3) {
            count++;
        }
        else {
            word = word.replace(/(?:[^laeiouy]es|ed|[^laeiouy]e)$/u, constants_1.empty).replace(/^y/u, constants_1.empty);
            var match = word.match(/[aeiouy]{1,2}/ug);
            count += match === null ? 0 : match.length;
        }
        return count;
    }, 0);
}
exports.syllables = syllables;
exports.default = syllables;