placetext

A zero dependency corpus based placeholder text generator with deterministic output.

Quick Start

import { generateText, Corpus } from "placetext";

const text = generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Classic, sentences: 3 });
console.log(text);

Installation

npm install placetext

Basic API

generateText(options)

Generates text using a selected corpus.

Common options:

• corpus Corpus or string array
• words number
• sentences number
• paragraphs number
• seed number

Only one of words, sentences, or paragraphs should be provided.

createGenerator(corpus, options)

Low level generator for custom flows.

import { createGenerator } from "placetext";
const g = createGenerator(["alpha", "beta", "gamma"], { seed: 7 });

console.log(g.sentences(2));

Built in Corpora

Short samples so users know what they get.

Classic

generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Classic, sentences: 1 });
// "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit."

Tech

generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Tech, sentences: 1 });
// "Algorithm buffer async backend protocol interface."

Startup

generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Startup, sentences: 1 });
// "Leverage synergy accelerate innovative paradigm solution."

Concise

generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Concise, sentences: 1 });
// "Time moves fast people learn quickly things change often."

Musk

generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Musk, sentences: 1 });
// "Mars starship neural rocket accelerate future."

Custom Corpora

const words = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"];
generateText({ corpus: words, sentences: 2 });

Deterministic Output

const a = generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Tech, sentences: 3, seed: 42 });
const b = generateText({ corpus: Corpus.Tech, sentences: 3, seed: 42 });
// a and b are identical

Advanced Usage

Import only what you need to reduce bundle size.

import { createGenerator } from "placetext/core";
import { tech } from "placetext/corpora/tech";

const g = createGenerator(tech);

Why placetext

Most placeholder generators are tied to lorem ipsum, include unnecessary dependencies, or lack deterministic output. placetext provides:

• zero dependencies
• full TypeScript implementation
• deterministic mode for tests
• multiple built in corpora
• low level and high level APIs

License

MIT

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome.