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Project: syntax-tree/unist-util-remove

Package: unist-util-remove@3.1.0

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unist-util-remove

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unist utility to remove all nodes that pass a test from the tree.

Contents

What is this?

This is a small utility that helps you clean a tree by removing some stuff.

When should I use this?

You can use this utility to remove things from a tree. This utility is very similar to unist-util-filter, which creates a new tree. Modifying a tree like this utility unist-util-remove does is much faster on larger documents though.

You can also walk the tree with unist-util-visit to remove nodes. To create trees, use unist-builder.

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:

npm install unist-util-remove

In Deno with esm.sh:

import {remove} from 'https://esm.sh/unist-util-remove@4'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import {remove} from 'https://esm.sh/unist-util-remove@4?bundle'
</script>

Use

import {u} from 'unist-builder'
import {remove} from 'unist-util-remove'

const tree = u('root', [
  u('leaf', '1'),
  u('parent', [
    u('leaf', '2'),
    u('parent', [u('leaf', '3'), u('other', '4')]),
    u('parent', [u('leaf', '5')])
  ]),
  u('leaf', '6')
])

// Remove all nodes of type `leaf`.
remove(tree, 'leaf')

console.dir(tree, {depth: undefined})

Yields:

{
  type: 'root',
  children: [
    {
      type: 'parent',
      children: [{type: 'parent', children: [{type: 'other', value: '4'}]}]
    }
  ]
}

👉 Note: the parent of leaf 5 is also removed, options.cascade can change that.

API

This package exports the identifier remove. There is no default export.

remove(tree[, options], test)

Change the given tree by removing all nodes that pass test.

tree itself is never tested. The tree is walked in preorder (NLR), visiting the node itself, then its head, etc.

Parameters
Returns

Nothing (undefined).

Options

Configuration (TypeScript type).

Fields

Types

This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports the additional type Options.

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, unist-util-remove@^4, compatible with Node.js 16.

Contribute

See contributing.md in syntax-tree/.github for ways to get started. See support.md for ways to get help.

This project has a Code of Conduct. By interacting with this repository, organisation, or community you agree to abide by its terms.

License

MIT © Eugene Sharygin