ssrl

structured scripture reference language parser in javascript

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import ssrl from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/ssrl';
</script>

README

ssrl

structured scripture reference language. turns strings of bible scriptures to json by parsing them.

I was curious what this would look like as a full on structured language. Curiosity lead me here.

.parse(string)

Input a string, get an array of references in json of that string. Separate them by semicolon.

example:

const ssrl = require('ssrl');
const json = ssrl.parse('Gen 3:16');
console.log(json);

/*
output [{ book: 'Gen', chapters: [{ chapter: 3, verses: [{ verse: 16 }] }] }]
*/

Features

  • Chapter - "Gen 3"
  • Chapters - "Gen 3,5"
  • Chapter ranges - "Gen 3-5"
  • Verse - "Gen 3:16"
  • Verses - "Gen 3:16,18"
  • Verse ranges - "Gen 3:16-18"
  • Repeating references - "Gen 3:16-18; Rev 21:3,4" (note: repeat without limit)
  • Different use case? Find bugs and open issues!

json structures

  • json - reference[]
  • reference - { book: string, chapters: (chapterRange | chapter)[] }
  • chapterRange - { start: chapter, end: chapter }
  • chapter - { chapter: number, verses: (verseRange | verse)[] }
  • verseRange - { start: verse, end: verse }
  • verse - { verse: number }

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