mention parses twitter like mentions and hashtags like @gernest and #Tanzania from text input.

go get github.com/gernest/mention

mention is flexible, meaning it is not only limited to @ and # tags. You can choose whatever tag you like and mention will take it from there.

For instance you have the following message

hello @gernesti I would like to follow you on twitter

And you want to know who was mentioned in the text.

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"

	"github.com/gernest/mention"
)

func main() {
	message := "hello @gernest I would like to follow you on twitter"

	tags := mention.GetTags('@', message)
	tagStrings := mention.GetTagsAsUniqueStrings('@', message)

	fmt.Println(tags)
	fmt.Println(tagStrings)
}

If you run the above example it will print [gernest] is the stdout.

For instance you have the following message

how does it feel to be rejected? #loner

And you want to know the hashtags

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"

	"github.com/gernest/mention"
)

func main() {
	message := "how does it feel to be rejected? #loner"

	tags := mention.GetTags('#', message)

	fmt.Println(tags)
}

If you run the above example it will print [loner] in the stdout.

mention exposes only one function GetTags(char rune, src string) []string

The first argument char is the prefix for your tag, this can be @ or # or whatever unicode character you prefer. Don't be worried by its type rune it is just your normal characters but in single quotes. See the examples for more information.

The second argument is the source of the input which can be from texts.

Start with clicking the star button to make the author and his neighbors happy. Then fork the repository and submit a pull request for whatever change you want to be added to this project.

If you have any questions, just open an issue.

Geofrey Ernest Twitter : @gernesti

Chad Barraford Github : @cbarraford

This project is released under the MIT licence. See LICENCE for more details.