any-text/README.md

Get text content from any file

## Any-Text

Extract text content from a file.

### Supported File Extensions

- DOC
- DOCX
- DOT
- PDF
- CSV
- TXT
- XLS
- XLSX

### How to use

- Install the library as a dependency (/dev-dependency)

```ssh
npm i -D any-text
```

- Make use of the `getText` method to read the text content

```js
var reader = require('any-text');

reader.getText(`path-to-file`).then(function (data) {
  console.log(data);
});
```

- You can also use the `async/await` notation

```js
var reader = require('any-text');

const text = await reader.getText(`path-to-file`);

console.log(text);
```

### Sample Test

```js
var reader = require('any-text');

const chai = require('chai');
const expect = chai.expect;

describe('file reader checks', () => {
  it('check docx file content', async () => {
    expect(
      await reader.getText(`${process.cwd()}/test/files/dummy.docx`)
    ).to.contains('Lorem ipsum');
  });
});
```

### Tell me your issues

you can raise any issue [here](https://github.com/abhinaba-ghosh/any-text/issues)

### Contribution

Any pull request is welcome.

If it works for you , give a [Star](https://github.com/abhinaba-ghosh/any-text)! :star:

_- Copyright © 2020- [Abhinaba Ghosh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinaba-ghosh-9a2ab8a0/)_