Quick start

All Gukhanmun implementations export a single async factory function load. Call it once, then use the returned Gukhanmun instance for all conversions.

Minimal example

import { 
function load(options?: GukhanmunOptions): Promise<Gukhanmun>

Creates a Gukhanmun converter with the given options.

Initialises the WASM module on the first call (subsequent calls reuse the cached module). Dictionaries supplied via GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries are fetched and passed to the Rust engine as FileDictionarySource values.

Note: unlike the Rust ko-kr preset, the JavaScript preset never includes a bundled dictionary. Pass dictionaries: [await stdictFst()] to include the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

@paramoptions - Conversion options. All fields are optional; defaults match the ko-kr preset.@returnsA Gukhanmun instance.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on invalid options or dictionary load failure.
load
} from "@gukhanmun/wasm";
import {
function stdictFst(): Promise<FileDictionarySource>

Loads the bundled Standard Korean Language Dictionary as a

FileDictionarySource ready to pass to load({ dictionaries: [...] }).

@returnsA FileDictionarySource with format: "fst".
stdictFst
} from "@gukhanmun/stdict-fst";
const
const g: Gukhanmun
g
= await
function load(options?: GukhanmunOptions): Promise<Gukhanmun>

Creates a Gukhanmun converter with the given options.

Initialises the WASM module on the first call (subsequent calls reuse the cached module). Dictionaries supplied via GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries are fetched and passed to the Rust engine as FileDictionarySource values.

Note: unlike the Rust ko-kr preset, the JavaScript preset never includes a bundled dictionary. Pass dictionaries: [await stdictFst()] to include the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

@paramoptions - Conversion options. All fields are optional; defaults match the ko-kr preset.@returnsA Gukhanmun instance.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on invalid options or dictionary load failure.
load
({
GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries?: readonly FileDictionarySource[] | undefined

Ordered list of dictionary sources. Sources are queried in order; earlier entries take precedence. When omitted (or empty), only the fallback Unihan character map is used (no stdict).

Unlike the "ko-kr" Rust preset, JavaScript presets do not automatically include a bundled dictionary. To use the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, add @gukhanmun/stdict-fst or @gukhanmun/stdict-cdb explicitly.

@seeDictionarySource
dictionaries
: [await
function stdictFst(): Promise<FileDictionarySource>

Loads the bundled Standard Korean Language Dictionary as a

FileDictionarySource ready to pass to load({ dictionaries: [...] }).

@returnsA FileDictionarySource with format: "fst".
stdictFst
()],
});
var console: Console

The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

The module exports two specific components:

  • A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
  • A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.

Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for more information.

Example using the global console:

console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
//   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
//     at [eval]:5:15
//     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
//     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
//     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
//     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
//     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
//     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3

const name = 'Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr

Example using the Console class:

const out = getStreamSomehow();
const err = getStreamSomehow();
const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);

myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err

const name = 'Will Robinson';
myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
@seesource
console
.
Console.log(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)

Prints to stdout with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to printf(3) (the arguments are all passed to util.format()).

const count = 5;
console.log('count: %d', count);
// Prints: count: 5, to stdout
console.log('count:', count);
// Prints: count: 5, to stdout

See util.format() for more information.

@sincev0 .1.100
log
(
const g: Gukhanmun
g
.
Gukhanmun.convert(source: string, format?: Format): string

Converts source to hangul in one shot. Buffers the entire input before returning.

@paramsource - The text to convert.@paramformat - Input / output format. Defaults to "text".@returnsThe converted text.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on conversion failure.
convert
("漢字를 한글로"));
// → 한자를 한글로

Switching to the NAPI backend

The API is identical; only the import path changes:

import { 
function load(options?: GukhanmunOptions): Promise<Gukhanmun>

Creates a Gukhanmun converter with the given options.

The native addon is synchronously ready; dictionaries supplied via GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries are fetched or read from disk and passed to the Rust engine as FileDictionarySource values.

Note: unlike the Rust ko-kr preset, the JavaScript preset never includes a bundled dictionary. Pass dictionaries: [await stdictFst()] to include the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

@paramoptions - Conversion options. All fields are optional; defaults match the ko-kr preset.@returnsA Gukhanmun instance.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on invalid options or dictionary load failure.
load
} from "@gukhanmun/napi";
import {
function stdictFst(): Promise<FileDictionarySource>

Loads the bundled Standard Korean Language Dictionary as a

FileDictionarySource ready to pass to load({ dictionaries: [...] }).

@returnsA FileDictionarySource with format: "fst".
stdictFst
} from "@gukhanmun/stdict-fst";
const
const g: Gukhanmun
g
= await
function load(options?: GukhanmunOptions): Promise<Gukhanmun>

Creates a Gukhanmun converter with the given options.

The native addon is synchronously ready; dictionaries supplied via GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries are fetched or read from disk and passed to the Rust engine as FileDictionarySource values.

Note: unlike the Rust ko-kr preset, the JavaScript preset never includes a bundled dictionary. Pass dictionaries: [await stdictFst()] to include the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

@paramoptions - Conversion options. All fields are optional; defaults match the ko-kr preset.@returnsA Gukhanmun instance.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on invalid options or dictionary load failure.
load
({
GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries?: readonly FileDictionarySource[] | undefined

Ordered list of dictionary sources. Sources are queried in order; earlier entries take precedence. When omitted (or empty), only the fallback Unihan character map is used (no stdict).

Unlike the "ko-kr" Rust preset, JavaScript presets do not automatically include a bundled dictionary. To use the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, add @gukhanmun/stdict-fst or @gukhanmun/stdict-cdb explicitly.

@seeDictionarySource
dictionaries
: [await
function stdictFst(): Promise<FileDictionarySource>

Loads the bundled Standard Korean Language Dictionary as a

FileDictionarySource ready to pass to load({ dictionaries: [...] }).

@returnsA FileDictionarySource with format: "fst".
stdictFst
()],
});

The convert() method

g.convert(source) converts plain text by default. Pass a format string or object as the second argument for HTML or Markdown:

const g: Gukhanmun
g
.
Gukhanmun.convert(source: string, format?: Format): string

Converts source to hangul in one shot. Buffers the entire input before returning.

@paramsource - The text to convert.@paramformat - Input / output format. Defaults to "text".@returnsThe converted text.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on conversion failure.
convert
("漢字를 한글로"); // plain text (default)
const g: Gukhanmun
g
.
Gukhanmun.convert(source: string, format?: Format): string

Converts source to hangul in one shot. Buffers the entire input before returning.

@paramsource - The text to convert.@paramformat - Input / output format. Defaults to "text".@returnsThe converted text.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on conversion failure.
convert
("<p>漢字</p>", "html"); // HTML fragment
const g: Gukhanmun
g
.
Gukhanmun.convert(source: string, format?: Format): string

Converts source to hangul in one shot. Buffers the entire input before returning.

@paramsource - The text to convert.@paramformat - Input / output format. Defaults to "text".@returnsThe converted text.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on conversion failure.
convert
("# 漢字", "markdown"); // CommonMark
const g: Gukhanmun
g
.
Gukhanmun.convert(source: string, format?: Format): string

Converts source to hangul in one shot. Buffers the entire input before returning.

@paramsource - The text to convert.@paramformat - Input / output format. Defaults to "text".@returnsThe converted text.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on conversion failure.
convert
("# 漢字", {
format: "markdown"
format
: "markdown",
gfm?: boolean | undefined
gfm
: true }); // GFM

Error handling

load() and convert() throw GukhanmunError on failure:

import { 
function load(options?: GukhanmunOptions): Promise<Gukhanmun>

Creates a Gukhanmun converter with the given options.

Initialises the WASM module on the first call (subsequent calls reuse the cached module). Dictionaries supplied via GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries are fetched and passed to the Rust engine as FileDictionarySource values.

Note: unlike the Rust ko-kr preset, the JavaScript preset never includes a bundled dictionary. Pass dictionaries: [await stdictFst()] to include the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

@paramoptions - Conversion options. All fields are optional; defaults match the ko-kr preset.@returnsA Gukhanmun instance.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on invalid options or dictionary load failure.
load
,
class GukhanmunError

Error thrown by load , Gukhanmun.convert , and Gukhanmun.stream when the Rust engine reports a failure.

code identifies the failure class; chain carries the full causal chain materialised at the FFI boundary so callers do not need additional round trips.

GukhanmunError
} from "@gukhanmun/wasm";
import {
function stdictFst(): Promise<FileDictionarySource>

Loads the bundled Standard Korean Language Dictionary as a

FileDictionarySource ready to pass to load({ dictionaries: [...] }).

@returnsA FileDictionarySource with format: "fst".
stdictFst
} from "@gukhanmun/stdict-fst";
try { const
const g: Gukhanmun
g
= await
function load(options?: GukhanmunOptions): Promise<Gukhanmun>

Creates a Gukhanmun converter with the given options.

Initialises the WASM module on the first call (subsequent calls reuse the cached module). Dictionaries supplied via GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries are fetched and passed to the Rust engine as FileDictionarySource values.

Note: unlike the Rust ko-kr preset, the JavaScript preset never includes a bundled dictionary. Pass dictionaries: [await stdictFst()] to include the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

@paramoptions - Conversion options. All fields are optional; defaults match the ko-kr preset.@returnsA Gukhanmun instance.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on invalid options or dictionary load failure.
load
({
GukhanmunOptions.dictionaries?: readonly FileDictionarySource[] | undefined

Ordered list of dictionary sources. Sources are queried in order; earlier entries take precedence. When omitted (or empty), only the fallback Unihan character map is used (no stdict).

Unlike the "ko-kr" Rust preset, JavaScript presets do not automatically include a bundled dictionary. To use the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, add @gukhanmun/stdict-fst or @gukhanmun/stdict-cdb explicitly.

@seeDictionarySource
dictionaries
: [await
function stdictFst(): Promise<FileDictionarySource>

Loads the bundled Standard Korean Language Dictionary as a

FileDictionarySource ready to pass to load({ dictionaries: [...] }).

@returnsA FileDictionarySource with format: "fst".
stdictFst
()] });
const g: Gukhanmun
g
.
Gukhanmun.convert(source: string, format?: Format): string

Converts source to hangul in one shot. Buffers the entire input before returning.

@paramsource - The text to convert.@paramformat - Input / output format. Defaults to "text".@returnsThe converted text.@throws{@linkGukhanmunError } on conversion failure.
convert
("<invalid html>", "html");
} catch (
var e: unknown
e
) {
if (
var e: unknown
e
instanceof
class GukhanmunError

Error thrown by load , Gukhanmun.convert , and Gukhanmun.stream when the Rust engine reports a failure.

code identifies the failure class; chain carries the full causal chain materialised at the FFI boundary so callers do not need additional round trips.

GukhanmunError
) {
var console: Console

The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

The module exports two specific components:

  • A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
  • A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.

Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for more information.

Example using the global console:

console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
//   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
//     at [eval]:5:15
//     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
//     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
//     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
//     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
//     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
//     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3

const name = 'Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr

Example using the Console class:

const out = getStreamSomehow();
const err = getStreamSomehow();
const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);

myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err

const name = 'Will Robinson';
myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
@seesource
console
.
Console.error(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)

Prints to stderr with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to printf(3) (the arguments are all passed to util.format()).

const code = 5;
console.error('error #%d', code);
// Prints: error #5, to stderr
console.error('error', code);
// Prints: error 5, to stderr

If formatting elements (e.g. %d) are not found in the first string then util.inspect() is called on each argument and the resulting string values are concatenated. See util.format() for more information.

@sincev0 .1.100
error
(
var e: GukhanmunError
e
.
GukhanmunError.code: ErrorCode

Machine-readable error code.

@seeErrorCode
code
,
var e: GukhanmunError
e
.
Error.message: string
message
);
} }