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wordsUnique()

Published Jan 6, 2023

For the given string, return the set of unique words.

/*
	For the given `text` in the language `lang`,
	return the set of unique words.
 */
function wordsUnique(text, lang = 'en') {
	return new Set(
		Array.from(
			new Intl.Segmenter(lang, { granularity: 'word' }).segment(text)
		)
		.filter(i => i.isWordLike)
		.map(i => i.segment)
	);
}