11 lines
452 B
TypeScript
11 lines
452 B
TypeScript
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const WORDS_PER_MINUTE = 200
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// Articles are markdown, so this counts syntax as words too. That's close enough for an estimate,
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// and cheaper than parsing the content a second time just to strip it.
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export const displayReadingTime = (content: string) => {
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const words = content.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length
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const minutes = Math.max(1, Math.round(words / WORDS_PER_MINUTE))
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return `${minutes} minute${minutes === 1 ? "" : "s"}`
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}
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