Requires Node.js, and an API key from WordsAPI.
WordsAPI Usage
Pass your apiKey
as an option, or set it as an environment variable on WORDS_API_KEY
(handy if you're using the CLI).
OpenAI Usage
Pass your openAIKey
as an option, or set it as an environment variable on OPENAI_API_KEY
(handy if you're using the CLI).
const { synonyms } = require('{%= name %}');
const words = await synonyms(['foo', 'bar']);
console.log(words);
Get synonyms from the WordsAPI.
Signature
synonyms(word: string | string[], options: object): Promise<Array<string>>
Example
const { synonyms } = require('{%= name %}');
// pass a string or array of words
const results = await synonyms(['fork', 'knife']);
console.log(results.all); //=> list of all synonyms
console.log(results.fork); //=> ['divide', 'split', 'diverge', ...]
console.log(results.knife); //=> ['blade', 'cutlery', 'dagger', ...]
Option | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
openAIKey |
string |
N/A | Your OpenAI API key. If not provided, the function will attempt to read from a OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable. |
apiKey |
string |
N/A | Your WordsAPI key from RapidAPI. If not provided, the function will attempt to read from a WORDS_API_KEY environment variable. |
split |
`string | regex | boolean` |
join |
`string | string[] | boolean` |
Type: boolean
| object
- If true
, the OpenAI API will be used. If an object, the object will be passed to the OpenAI API as options.
Default: false
Example:
process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY = 'your API key here'; // or just pass it on the options
const { synonyms } = require('{%= name %}');
// pass openai=true on the options, to tell the library you want to use the OpenAI API
const results = await synonyms('fabulous', {
openAIKey,
// by default 'gpt-3.5-turbo-0613' is used
openai: { model: 'gpt-4-0613' } // pass any other OpenAI options you want
});
// the returned object is a different shape than the WordsAPI results
console.log(results);
Results in:
{
id: 'chatcmpl-7fruBWZKtSBI4q8sPawHNeANVtZ0D',
object: 'chat.completion',
created: 1690213015,
model: 'gpt-3.5-turbo-0613',
usage: { prompt_tokens: 84, completion_tokens: 20, total_tokens: 104 },
input: 'fabulous',
message: {
role: 'assistant',
content: 'fantastic, marvelous, amazing, incredible, superb, outstanding, excellent, terrific, splendid, sensational'
},
synonyms: [
'fantastic', 'marvelous',
'amazing', 'incredible',
'superb', 'outstanding',
'excellent', 'terrific',
'splendid', 'sensational'
]
}
Example phrase
synonyms('5 words that mean "mildly fabulous"', { openai: true });
// Results in:
{
id: 'chatcmpl-7frv8JUMOiI7ptvguI6pS3nZNzCS5',
object: 'chat.completion',
created: 1690213074,
model: 'gpt-3.5-turbo-0613',
usage: { prompt_tokens: 92, completion_tokens: 12, total_tokens: 104 },
input: '5 words that mean "mildly fabulous"',
message: {
role: 'assistant',
content: 'charming, delightful, lovely, enchanting, winsome'
},
synonyms: [ 'charming', 'delightful', 'lovely', 'enchanting', 'winsome' ]
}
The splitWords
function breaks down compound words into individual words using either the provided splitting pattern or a default pattern (/[\s-]+/g
).
const { splitWords } = require('{%= name %}');
console.log(splitWords('foo-bar'));
//=> ['foo', 'bar', 'foo-bar', 'bar-foo']
console.log(splitWords(['foo-bar', 'baz-qux']));
//=> ['foo', 'bar', 'foo-bar', 'baz', 'qux', 'baz-qux']
Option | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
split |
`string | regex | boolean` |
join |
`string | string[] | boolean` |
Install globally with npm:
npm install {%= name %} --global
synonyms <word> [options]
Option | Alias | Description |
---|---|---|
--apiKey |
-k |
A string representing the user's RapidAPI key. If not provided, the function will attempt to read from a WORDS_API_KEY environment variable. |
--split |
-s |
Determines if splitWords should be used. |
--join |
-j |
Passed to splitWords when split is defined. |