Any-Text

Extract text content from a file.

Supported File Extensions

• DOC
• DOCX
• DOT
• PDF
• CSV
• TXT
• XLS
• XLSX
• JSON

How to use

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

npm i -D any-text

• Make use of the getText method to read the text content

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

reader
  .getText(`path-to-file`)
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data); // handle success
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error); // handle error
  });

• You can also use the async/await notation

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

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

console.log(text);

Sample Test

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'
    );
  });
});

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Contribution

Any pull request is welcome.

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