Ecosyste.ms: Awesome

An open API service indexing awesome lists of open source software.

https://github.com/retextjs/retext-indefinite-article

plugin to check if indefinite articles (a and an) are used correctly
https://github.com/retextjs/retext-indefinite-article

article indefinite natural-language retext retext-plugin

Last synced: 3 months ago
JSON representation

plugin to check if indefinite articles (a and an) are used correctly

Lists

README 

        
# retext-indefinite-article



[![Build][build-badge]][build]

[![Coverage][coverage-badge]][coverage]

[![Downloads][downloads-badge]][downloads]

[![Size][size-badge]][size]

[![Sponsors][sponsors-badge]][collective]

[![Backers][backers-badge]][collective]

[![Chat][chat-badge]][chat]



**[retext][]** plugin to check `a` and `an`.



## Contents



*   [What is this?](#what-is-this)

*   [When should I use this?](#when-should-i-use-this)

*   [Install](#install)

*   [Use](#use)

*   [API](#api)

    *   [`unified().use(retextIndefiniteArticle)`](#unifieduseretextindefinitearticle)

*   [Messages](#messages)

*   [Types](#types)

*   [Compatibility](#compatibility)

*   [Related](#related)

*   [Contribute](#contribute)

*   [License](#license)



## What is this?



This package is a [unified][] ([retext][]) plugin to check indefinite articles

(`a` and `an`).

It’s more complex than checking vowels, as it has to do with sounds.

This package knows about how digits are pronounced as well.



## When should I use this?



You can use this plugin when you’re dealing with content that might contain

grammar mistakes, and have authors that can fix that content.



## Install



This package is [ESM only][esm].

In Node.js (version 16+), install with [npm][]:



```sh

npm install retext-indefinite-article

```



In Deno with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:



```js

import retextIndefiniteArticle from 'https://esm.sh/retext-indefinite-article@5'

```



In browsers with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:



```html



  import retextIndefiniteArticle from 'https://esm.sh/retext-indefinite-article@5?bundle'



```



## Use



Say our document `example.txt` contains:



```txt

He should, a 8-year old boy, should have arrived a hour

ago on an European flight.

An historic event, or a historic event? Both are fine.

```



…and our module `example.js` contains:



```js

import retextEnglish from 'retext-english'

import retextIndefiniteArticle from 'retext-indefinite-article'

import retextStringify from 'retext-stringify'

import {read} from 'to-vfile'

import {unified} from 'unified'

import {reporter} from 'vfile-reporter'



const file = await unified()

  .use(retextEnglish)

  .use(retextIndefiniteArticle)

  .use(retextStringify)

  .process(await read('example.txt'))



console.error(reporter(file))

```



…now running `node example.js` yields:



```txt

example.txt

1:12-1:13 warning Unexpected article `a` before `8-year`, expected `an`   retext-indefinite-article retext-indefinite-article

1:50-1:51 warning Unexpected article `a` before `hour`, expected `an`     retext-indefinite-article retext-indefinite-article

2:8-2:10  warning Unexpected article `an` before `European`, expected `a` retext-indefinite-article retext-indefinite-article



⚠ 3 warnings

```



## API



This package exports no identifiers.

The default export is

[`retextIndefiniteArticle`][api-retext-indefinite-article].



### `unified().use(retextIndefiniteArticle)`



Check `a` and `an`.



###### Parameters



There are no parameters.



###### Returns



Transform ([`Transformer`][unified-transformer]).



## Messages



Each message is emitted as a [`VFileMessage`][vfile-message] on `file`, with

`source` set to `'retext-indefinite-article'`, `ruleId` to

`'retext-indefinite-article'`, `actual` to the unexpected word, and `expected`

to suggestions.



## Types



This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][].

It exports no additional types.



## Compatibility



Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained

versions of Node.js.



When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of

Node.

This means we try to keep the current release line,

`retext-indefinite-article@^5`, compatible with Node.js 16.



## Related



*   [`retext-redundant-acronyms`](https://github.com/retextjs/retext-redundant-acronyms)

    — check for redundant acronyms (`ATM machine`)

*   [`retext-repeated-words`](https://github.com/retextjs/retext-repeated-words)

    — check `for for` repeated words



## Contribute



See [`contributing.md`][contributing] in [`retextjs/.github`][health] for ways

to get started.

See [`support.md`][support] for ways to get help.



This project has a [code of conduct][coc].

By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to

abide by its terms.



## License



[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]



[build-badge]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext-indefinite-article/workflows/main/badge.svg



[build]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext-indefinite-article/actions



[coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/retextjs/retext-indefinite-article.svg



[coverage]: https://codecov.io/github/retextjs/retext-indefinite-article



[downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/retext-indefinite-article.svg



[downloads]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/retext-indefinite-article



[size-badge]: https://img.shields.io/bundlejs/size/retext-indefinite-article



[size]: https://bundlejs.com/?q=retext-indefinite-article



[sponsors-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/sponsors/badge.svg



[backers-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/backers/badge.svg



[collective]: https://opencollective.com/unified



[chat-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-discussions-success.svg



[chat]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/discussions



[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install



[esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c



[esmsh]: https://esm.sh



[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org



[health]: https://github.com/retextjs/.github



[contributing]: https://github.com/retextjs/.github/blob/main/contributing.md



[support]: https://github.com/retextjs/.github/blob/main/support.md



[coc]: https://github.com/retextjs/.github/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md



[license]: license



[author]: https://wooorm.com



[retext]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext



[unified]: https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified



[unified-transformer]: https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified#transformer



[vfile-message]: https://github.com/vfile/vfile-message



[api-retext-indefinite-article]: #unifieduseretextindefinitearticle