Zoovi Emoji

Toolkit of emoji-related features created for chat applications.

How to run the repo?

1. Install dependencies with yarn install.
2. Generate emoji.json file using yarn generate.
3. Run tests (yarn test) and/or performance check (yarn perf).

How to link local repo to my project?

1. Run yarn build to create a JavaScript build of the emoji service.
2. Run yarn link to allow symlinking of the package.
3. Go to the project you want to use this library in and run yarn link @zoovi/emoji.

How to use the package?

1. Import the service using import emoji from '@zoovi/emoji';
2. Run await emoji.initialize(); to initialize all service features (download minified emoji.json file).
3. Use any of the service features listed below.

Features

Implemented

• Dynamic import of the emoji data (emoji.initialize()).
• Parsing emoji symbols into emoji (emoji.parseText(':D') -> 😄).
• Parsing emoji short names into emoji (emoji.parseText(':smile:') -> 😄).

Planned

• Emoji search feature.
• Skin tone customization.
• Accessing specified emoji data.