WebPurify API for Node.js

This module allows simple interaction with the WebPurify API within Node.js. For more information about WebPurify and the services it offers, check out http://webpurify.com/.

Commands

Filters

• check
• checkCount
• replace
• return

Blacklist

• addToBlacklist
• removeFromBlacklist
• getBlacklist

Whitelist

• addToWhitelist
• removeFromWhitelist
• getWhitelist

Install & Initialize

npm install webpurify

To initialize:

var WebPurify = require('webpurify');

var wp = new WebPurify({
    api_key: 'my_api_key'
    //, endpoint:   'us'  // Optional, available choices: 'eu', 'ap'. Default: 'us'.
    //, enterprise: false // Optional, set to true if you are using the enterprise API, allows SSL
});

Commands

### check

Check a string of text for profanity. Returns true if profanity found, false if none.

wp.check('some profane text', function(err, profanity) {
  if (profanity===true) {
    console.log('A bunch of sailors in here!');
  } else {
    console.log('This is a pure string');
  }
});

### checkCount

Check a string of text for profanity. Returns number of words if profanity found, 0 if none.

wp.checkCount('some profane text', function(err, profanity) {
  if (profanity > 0) {
    console.log(profanity.toString() + ' sailors in here!');
  } else {
    console.log('This is a pure string');
  }
});

### replace Check a string of text for profanity. Replaces any found profanity with a provided symbol, and returns the formatted string.

wp.replace('some profane text', '*', function(err, purified_text) {
  console.log(purified_text);
});

### return Check a string of text for profanity. If any found, returns an array of profane words. Else, returns empty array.

wp.return('some profane text', function(err, profanity) {
  for (word in profanity) {
    console.log(profanity[word]);
  }
});

Options

All filter commands can take an additional options object, just before the callback. The available options are:

var optional = {
  lang:   'en', // the 2 letter language code for the text you are submitting
  semail: 1,    // treat email addresses like profanity
  sphone: 1,    // treat phone numbers like profanity
  slink:  1     // treat urls like profanity
};

wp.check('some profane text', optional, function(error, profanity) {
  console.log(profanity);
});

### addToBlacklist Add a word to the blacklist.

wp.addToBlacklist('my_word', function(err, success) {
  if (success===true) console.log('success!');
});

Can also be called without callback:

wp.addToBlacklist('my_word');

For Deep search, add optional parameter 1 after word:

wp.addToBlacklist('my_word', 1);

### removeFromBlacklist Remove a word from the blacklist.

wp.removeFromBlacklist('my_word', function(err, success) {
  if (success===true) console.log('success!');
});

Can also be called without callback:

wp.removeFromBlacklist('my_word');

### getBlacklist Get the blacklist as an array of words.

wp.getBlacklist(function(err, blacklist) {
  for (word in blacklist) {
    console.log(blacklist[word]);
  }
});

### addToWhitelist Add a word to the whitelist.

wp.addToWhitelist('my_word', function(err, success) {
  if (success===true) console.log('success!');
});

Can also be called without callback:

wp.addToWhitelist('my_word');

### removeFromWhitelist Remove a word from the whitelist.

wp.removeFromWhitelist('my_word', function(err, success) {
  if (success===true) console.log('success!');
});

Can also be called without callback:

wp.removeFromWhitelist('my_word');

### getWhitelist Get the whitelist as an array of words.

wp.getWhitelist(function(err, whitelist) {
  for (word in whitelist) {
    console.log(whitelist[word]);
  }
});

Status

So far it mimics the WebPurify API as closely as possible. If you find bugs or want to contribute, please do, that would be amazing.