filter-bad-words.js

filter-bad-words.js

const badwords = [
  'frick',
  'fark',
  'dern',
  'shiz'
].join('|');
const badEmojis = [
  '\\u{1F4A9}', // pile of poo
  '\\u{1F595}' // middle finger
].join('|');
const BADWORDS_REGEX = new RegExp(`(\\b(${badwords})\\b)|(${badEmojis})`, 'igu');
function filterProfanity (text) {
  return text.replace(BADWORDS_REGEX, '****');
}