Heap out of memory error

[WillTDA]

Sometimes when using this package, a heap out of memory error occurs. This usually happens with longer strings.

Version: 1.0.3
Node Version: 16.6

[dangowans]

Thanks for the report.

Yes, the current way things work, a lot of memory is required to process long strings. There have been some significant improvements made since version 1.0.3 that do a bit better with memory, but there are more improvements in that space that can be made. Your project would need to accept ESM packages though.

A suggestion for the short term I could make is splitting the string into chunks, possible by spaces, then processing each chunk separately.

[WillTDA]

Thanks, I'll take a look at implementing the solution 👍 How would I make my project accept ESM modules, if I was to do so?

[dangowans]

The best set of instructions I've seen for moving a project to ESM popped up on my screen after updating a dependency written by the legendary Sindre Sorhus. I consult it on the regular.

https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c