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# npm
npm install anvaad-js
# yarn
yarn add anvaad-js
import * as anvaad from 'anvaad-js' // ES2015 module syntax
// import { unicode } from 'anvaad-js' // ES2015 module destructuring syntax
// const anvaad = require('anvaad-js') // common-js require syntax
anvaad.unicode('myry');
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Returns a comma-separated string of ascii codes for a string of Gurmukhi characters
Parameters
string
string The string of lettersExamples
ascii('AmgAmqmgkp');
// => ',065,109,103,065,109,113,109,103,107,112,'
Returns string Returns a single string of comma-separated ascii codes
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Retrieve the first letter of each word from a string
Parameters
words
string The string from which to get first letterseng
boolean Whether the string is English (optional, default false
)simplify
boolean Whether to simplify embedded vowels and other characters (eg. E to a, ^ to K)Examples
firstLetters('Awie imlu gurisK Awie imlu qU myry gurU ky ipAwry ]');
// => 'AmgAmqmgkp'
Returns string Returns a single string of characters
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Removes vowel symbols from a Gurmukhi string
Parameters
words
string The string from which to get main letterssimplify
boolean Whether to simplify embedded vowels/nasal sounds (eg. E to a, ^ to K)simplifyConsonants
boolean Whether to simplify half characters to full characters (eg. R to r)Examples
mainLetters('Awie imlu gurisK Awie imlu qU myry gurU ky ipAwry ]');
// => 'Ae ml grsK Ae ml q mr gr k pAr'
Returns string Returns a single string of characters
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Returns a list of all pauses for a string of Gurmukhi words
Parameters
words
string The string from which to get pausesenableCharCount
boolean An optional flag to output the pause position as a count of non-whitespace characters, useful for larivaar text (default is False); Note: when used with Unicode text, the output character length may be different from ASCII text as Unicode Gurmukhi uses additional characters to render certain combinations.pauseChars
object The collection of large, medium and small pauses, described below:
largePauseChar
string The symbol being used for a large pause, also known as a ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ (vishraam) (default is ';')mediumPauseChar
string The symbol being used for a medium pause, also known as a ਜਮਕੀ (jamki) (default is ',')smallPauseChar
string The symbol being used for a medium pause, also known as a ਠਮਕੀ (thamki) (default is '.')Examples
pauses('ieknw. hukmI bKsIs; ieik, hukmI sdw BvweIAih ]');
// => '[{"p": 0, "t": "t"}, {"p": 2, "t": "v"}, {"p": 3, "t": "j"}]'
Returns JSON Returns a JSON string containing position ('p') and the type of pause ('v' = 'vishraam', 'j' = 'jamki', 't' = 'thamki')
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Returns a transliteration of Gurmukhi script
Parameters
gurmukhi
string The string from to generate transliterationExamples
translit('Awie imlu gurisK Awie imlu qU myry gurU ky ipAwry ]');
// => 'aai mil gurasikh aai mil too mayray guroo kay piaaaray ||'
Returns string Returns a string of text
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Convert Gurmukhi script to Unicode and back again.
Parameters
text
string Gurbani Akhar or Unicode script to be convertedreverse
boolean Whether to convert ASCII to unicode (false by default)simplify
boolean Whether to simplify extended characters to single code points (eg. sæ to ਸ਼ (u0A36), ਸ਼ (u0A38u0A3C) to S) (false by default)Examples
unicode('Awie imlu gurisK Awie imlu qU myry gurU ky ipAwry ]');
// => 'ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥'
Returns string Returns unicode text
* unicode('ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥', true);
* // => 'Awie imlu gurisK Awie imlu qU myry gurU ky ipAwry ]'
Returns string Returns gurbani akhar ascii text
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Notes
All letter conversions at a minimum must address the following letters that are utilized within gurbani ascii fonts:
´
`
^
¨
~
<
>
|
µ
[
]
®
@
¤
\
&
˜
†
æ
¡
Å
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
a
A
b
B
c
C
ç
d
D
e
E
f
F
g
G
h
H
i
I
Í
î
Î
Ï
j
J
k
K
l
L
m
M
n
N
o
O
Ø
œ
p
P
q
Q
r
R
s
S
t
T
ŧ
u
U
Ú
ü
v
V
w
W
x
X
y
Y
z
Z