unist-util-remove

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

Contents

* What is this?
* When should I use this?
* Install
* Use
* API
* [remove(tree[, options], test)](#removetree-options-test)
* Options
* Types
* Compatibility
* Related
* Contribute
* License

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][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][unist-util-visit] to remove
nodes.
To create trees, use [unist-builder][unist-builder].

Install

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

``sh
npm install unist-util-remove
`

In Deno with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

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

In browsers with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`html

`

Use

`js
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:

`js
{
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][api-remove].
There is no default export.

$3

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

* tree ([Node][node])
— tree to change
* options ([Options][api-options], optional)
— configuration
* test ([Test][test], optional)
— unist-util-is compatible test

###### Returns

Nothing (undefined).

$3

Configuration (TypeScript type).

###### Fields

* cascade (boolean, default: true)
— whether to drop parent nodes if they had children, but all their children
were filtered out

Types

This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][].
It exports the additional type [Options][api-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.

Related

* unist-util-filter
— create a new tree with all nodes that pass the given function
* unist-util-flatmap
— create a new tree by expanding a node into many
* unist-util-map
— create a new tree by mapping nodes
* unist-util-select
— select nodes with CSS-like selectors
* unist-util-visit
— walk the tree
* unist-builder
— create trees

Contribute

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

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

License

[MIT][license] © Eugene Sharygin

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[license]: license

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[contributing]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/.github/blob/main/contributing.md

[support]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/.github/blob/main/support.md

[coc]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/.github/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md

[unist]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist

[node]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist#node

[preorder]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist#preorder

[test]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist-util-is#test

[unist-util-filter]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist-util-filter

[unist-util-visit]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist-util-visit

[unist-builder]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist-builder

[api-remove]: #removetree-options-test

[api-options]: #options