Question 1

How to install and use striptags in a Node.js project?

Accepted Answer

Install via npm install striptags@alpha, then use require or import for the striptags function with optional configurations like allowedTags, as shown in the basic usage examples. It works seamlessly in CommonJS or ES6 modules.

Question 2

striptags vs sanitize-html for preventing XSS attacks?

Accepted Answer

striptags is lighter and focused on tag stripping with default XSS safety, while sanitize-html offers more comprehensive HTML sanitization including attributes and styles, but with more dependencies and complexity. Choose based on your need for simplicity versus thorough sanitization.

Question 3

How to strip all HTML tags except a few using striptags?

Accepted Answer

Use the allowedTags option with a Set containing the tags you want to keep, such as new Set(['strong', 'em']). This will remove all other tags while preserving the specified ones, as demonstrated in the examples.

Question 4

Is striptags safe for rendering user comments in a web app?

Accepted Answer

By default, yes, as it ensures XSS-safe output when used as text within HTML tags. However, if you customize with allowedTags, be cautious as safety is not guaranteed, and consider additional sanitization for attributes.

Question 5

Can striptags handle real-time data streams in a server application?

Accepted Answer

Yes, by using the StateMachine class to consume text in chunks while maintaining safety across calls, ideal for processing streaming data without buffering entire strings, as outlined in the advanced usage section.

Question 6

How to replace stripped HTML tags with emojis using striptags?

Accepted Answer

Set the tagReplacementText option to a string like '🍩' when calling the striptags function, which will replace all removed tags with that text, enabling creative placeholders as shown in the basic usage output.

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