# retext-stringify [![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 add support for serializing natural language. ## 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(retextStringify)`](#unifieduseretextstringify) * [Syntax tree](#syntax-tree) * [Types](#types) * [Compatibility](#compatibility) * [Contribute](#contribute) * [Sponsor](#sponsor) * [License](#license) ## What is this? This package is a [unified][] ([retext][]) plugin that defines how to take a syntax tree as input and turn it into serialized natural language. When it’s used, natural language is serialized as the final result. See [the monorepo readme][retext] for info on what the retext ecosystem is. ## When should I use this? This plugin adds support to unified for serializing natural language. You can alternatively use [`retext`][retext-core] instead, which combines unified, [`retext-latin`][retext-latin], and this plugin. ## Install This package is [ESM only][esm]. In Node.js (version 16+), install with [npm][]: ```sh npm install retext-stringify ``` In Deno with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]: ```js import retextStringify from 'https://esm.sh/retext-stringify@4' ``` In browsers with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]: ```html ``` ## Use ```js import retextEmoji from 'retext-emoji' import retextLatin from 'retext-latin' import retextProfanities from 'retext-profanities' import retextStringify from 'retext-stringify' import {unified} from 'unified' import {reporter} from 'vfile-reporter' const file = await unified() .use(retextLatin) .use(retextProfanities) .use(retextEmoji, {convert: 'encode'}) .use(retextStringify) .process('He’s set on beating your butt for sheriff! :cop:') console.log(String(file)) console.error(reporter(file)) ``` Yields: ```txt He’s set on beating your butt for sheriff! 👮 ``` ```txt 1:26-1:30 warning Be careful with `butt`, it’s profane in some cases butt retext-profanities ⚠ 1 warning ``` ## API This package exports no identifiers. The default export is [`retextStringify`][api-retext-stringify]. ### `unified().use(retextStringify)` Add support for serializing natural language. ###### Parameters There are no parameters. ###### Returns Nothing (`undefined`). ## Syntax tree The syntax tree used in retext is [nlcst][]. ## 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-stringify@^4`, compatible with Node.js 16. ## 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. ## Sponsor Support this effort and give back by sponsoring on [OpenCollective][collective]!

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## License [MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author] [build-badge]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/workflows/main/badge.svg [build]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/actions [coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/retextjs/retext.svg [coverage]: https://codecov.io/github/retextjs/retext [downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/retext-stringify.svg [downloads]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/retext-stringify [size-badge]: https://img.shields.io/bundlephobia/minzip/retext-stringify.svg [size]: https://bundlephobia.com/result?p=retext-stringify [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 [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]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/blob/main/license [author]: https://wooorm.com [npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install [esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c [esmsh]: https://esm.sh [nlcst]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/nlcst [retext]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext [retext-core]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/tree/main/packages/retext [retext-latin]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext/tree/main/packages/retext-latin [typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org [unified]: https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified [api-retext-stringify]: #unifieduseretextstringify

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