languagetool-api

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INSTALLATION:

$ npm install languagetool-api

After you install package, make sure to require it in your application!

const languagetool = require("languagetool-api");

USAGE:

languagetool.check() takes 2 arguments:

1. Object with request parameters (for more details see: check() object params)
2. Callback function

Here's an example:

const languagetool = require("languagetool-api");
 
var params = {
  language: "pl-PL", // This is required! You can get list of language codes with languagetool.codes
  text: "Piekasz", // This is required too!
};
 
languagetool.check(params, function(err, res){
    if(err){
       console.log(err);
    } else{
       console.log(res);
    }
});

res can be used with other functions provided by wrapper. These functions are listed below check() object params section.

check() object params

As you know, check() function needs object with parameters. They're listed and compared below:

Name	Required?	Type	Description	Example
language	yes	string	Code of language	"pl-PL"
text	yes	string	Text to check	"Piekarz"
disabledRules	no	array	Array of rule IDs	["MORFOLOGIK_RULE_PL_PL"]
enabledRules	no	array	Array of rule IDs	["MORFOLOGIK_RULE_PL_PL"]
enabledCategories	no	array	Array of category IDs	["TYPOS"]
disabledCategories	no	array	Array of category IDs	["TYPOS"]
preferredVariants	no	array	Array of language codes	["en-GB", "de-AT"]
enabledOnly	no	boolean	If true, only enabledCategories array is checked	false

languagetool.showMistakes(res, callback)

languagetool.showMistakes should take res from langaugetool.check and give you access to array of mistakes (as strings).

Here's an example:

languagetool.check(params, function(err, res){
    if(err){
       console.log(err);
    } else{
       languagetool.showMistakes(res, function(arr){
         arr.forEach(function(item){
           console.log(item);
         });
       });
    };
});

languagetool.bestSuggestion(res, callback)

This function should also take res from languagetool.check, and give you access to array of objects with properties: mistake (string), and bestSuggestion (also string).

Here's an example:

languagetool.check(params, function(err, res){
    if(err){
       console.log(err);
    } else{
       languagetool.bestSuggestion(res, function(arr){
         arr.forEach(function(item){
           console.log("Best suggestion for " + item.mistake + " is " + item.bestSuggestion);
         });
       });
    };
});

NOTE: This wrapper utilizes other packages, that are required for languagetool-api to work properly. Github repository doesn't provide them, but package on npmjs.com does. If you got this package from Github, make sure to install them. Packages are listed in package.json file (see: "dependencies").