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cezarneaga/ReadingTime.js

Created July 9, 2018 20:16
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display approximate reading time
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ReadingTime.js
countWords = text => {
return text.split(/\s+/).length
}
const words = this.countWords(article.body)
const readTime = Math.round(words / 250)
const minutes = readTime === 1 ? 'minute' : 'minutes'
//Render this
Aproximately {readTime} {minutes}
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