doc2txt

doc2txt is a Node.js module that extracts text from various document formats, including .txt, .doc, .docx, and .pdf files. It leverages multiple libraries to parse document contents and convert them into plain text, making it useful for applications that need to analyze or process document content programmatically. Features

Extracts text from: .txt, .py, .js, .sh, .md, .csv, .json .doc and .docx .pdf files Supports handling of nested XML structures in .docx files Built-in handling of unsupported file formats

Installation

Install doc2txt along with its dependencies:

npm install @deonis/doc2txt

Usage

First, import the doc2txt module and use its methods to read different document types.

import doc2txt from '@deonis/doc2txt';

(async () => {
  const filePath = 'path/to/your/document.docx';
  const text = await doc2txt.extractTextFromFile(filePath);
  console.log(text);
})();

Supported File Types

.txt, .py, .js, .sh, .md, .csv, .json: Plain text files.
.doc: Microsoft Word (binary format).
.docx: Microsoft Word (XML format).
.pdf: Portable Document Format.

Dependencies

jszip: For handling .docx files.
xml2js: For parsing XML content in .docx files.
word-extractor: For extracting text from .doc files.
pdf-text-reader: For extracting text from .pdf files.
pdfjs-dist: For parsing PDF content.

Example

Here's an example of how to use doc2txt to read text from various file formats.

import doc2txt from './path/to/doc2txt.js';

(async () => {
  const filePaths = [
    'example.txt',
    'example.doc',
    'example.docx',
    'example.pdf'
  ];

  for (const filePath of filePaths) {
    const text = await doc2txt.extractTextFromFile(filePath);
    console.log(`Text from ${filePath}:\n`, text);
  }
})();

License

MIT License.