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Functions​

extractDate()​

function extractDate(
   htmlobject, 
   extensive_search?, 
   original_date?, 
   outputformat?, 
   url?, 
   verbose?, 
   min_date?, 
   max_date?, 
   deferred_url_extractor?): null | string

Extract date from document using various methods

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDefault valueDescription

htmlobject

Document

undefined

DOM object with article content

extensive_search?

boolean

true

perform extensive search if true

original_date?

boolean

false

return original date if true

outputformat?

string

"%Y-%m-%d"

output format

url?

string

null

URL of the page

verbose?

boolean

false

log debug messages if true

min_date?

Date

null

minimum date to consider

max_date?

Date

null

maximum date to consider

deferred_url_extractor?

boolean

false

if true, do not extract date from URL

Returns​

null | string

Extracted date or null if not found

Author​

ai-research-agent (2024) Based on Barbaresi (2020)

Variables​

CLASS_ATTRS​

const CLASS_ATTRS: Set<string>;

DATE_ATTRIBUTES​

const DATE_ATTRIBUTES: Set<string>;

ITEMPROP_ATTRS​

const ITEMPROP_ATTRS: Set<string>;

ITEMPROP_ATTRS_MODIFIED​

const ITEMPROP_ATTRS_MODIFIED: Set<string>;

ITEMPROP_ATTRS_ORIGINAL​

const ITEMPROP_ATTRS_ORIGINAL: Set<string>;

NAME_MODIFIED​

const NAME_MODIFIED: Set<string>;

NON_DIGITS_REGEX​

const NON_DIGITS_REGEX: RegExp;

PROPERTY_MODIFIED​

const PROPERTY_MODIFIED: Set<string>;