# @lpm.dev/neo.sanitize

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> Modern, zero-dependency HTML sanitization library - XSS prevention for browsers and Node.js

- Version: 1.0.0
- Ecosystem: JavaScript
- Distribution: pool
- License: MIT
- Homepage: https://neo-demos.vercel.app/sanitize
- Repository: https://github.com/ne-ooo/neo.sanitize

## Install

```bash
lpm install @lpm.dev/neo.sanitize
```

## Agent quick reference

Zero-dependency HTML sanitization library that prevents XSS attacks using the browser's native DOMParser with predefined security schemas.

### Quick start

```js
import { sanitize } from '@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize';
const clean = sanitize('<p onclick="alert(1)">Hello</p>');
// '<p>Hello</p>'
```

### Key exports

- `sanitize` (function): Main sanitization function that removes dangerous HTML including scripts, event handlers, and dangerous URL protocols. — `(html: string, options?: Partial<SanitizeOptions>) => string | DocumentFragment`
- `createSanitizer` (function): Creates a reusable sanitizer instance with preset configuration for sanitizing multiple HTML strings efficiently. — `(options?: Partial<SanitizeOptions>) => { sanitize(html: string): string | DocumentFragment; getConfig(): Readonly<Required<SanitizeOptions>>; updateConfig(newOptions: Partial<SanitizeOptions>): void }`
- `sanitizeBasic` (function): Convenience function for minimal HTML (text formatting, links, lists only) - high security, low usability. — `(html: string) => string`
- `sanitizeRelaxed` (function): Convenience function for rich HTML (images, tables, headings, class attributes) - medium security, high usability. — `(html: string) => string`
- `sanitizeStrict` (function): Convenience function that strips ALL HTML tags, returning plain text only - maximum security. — `(html: string) => string`
- `getSchema` (function): Get a predefined schema configuration by name for use with sanitize(). — `(schemaName: 'BASIC' | 'RELAXED' | 'STRICT') => Required<SanitizeOptions>`
- `mergeSchema` (function): Merge a predefined schema with custom options for fine-grained control. — `(schemaName: 'BASIC' | 'RELAXED' | 'STRICT', customOptions: Partial<SanitizeOptions>) => Required<SanitizeOptions>`
- `sanitizeURL` (function): Sanitize a URL by removing dangerous protocols (javascript:, data:, vbscript:). — `(url: string, allowedProtocols?: readonly string[], fallback?: string) => string`
- `isSafeURL` (function): Check if a URL has a safe protocol or is relative. — `(url: string, allowedProtocols?: readonly string[]) => boolean`
- `isTagAllowed` (function): Check if a tag is in the allowed list (case-insensitive). — `(tagName: string, allowedTags?: readonly string[]) => boolean`
- `isDangerousTag` (function): Check if a tag is dangerous (script, iframe, object, embed, style, link, etc.). — `(tagName: string) => boolean`
- `isEventHandler` (function): Check if an attribute is an event handler (onclick, onerror, etc.). — `(attrName: string) => boolean`
- `DEFAULT_OPTIONS` (constant): Default sanitization options with safe defaults for general HTML. — `Required<SanitizeOptions>`
- `BASIC_SCHEMA` (constant): Minimal HTML schema - text formatting, links, lists only. — `Required<SanitizeOptions>`
- `RELAXED_SCHEMA` (constant): Rich HTML schema - images, tables, headings, class attributes allowed. — `Required<SanitizeOptions>`
- `STRICT_SCHEMA` (constant): Paranoid schema - strips all HTML, returns plain text only. — `Required<SanitizeOptions>`

### Basic sanitization with defaults

Default usage removes all XSS vectors while preserving safe HTML.

```js
import { sanitize } from '@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize';

const clean = sanitize('<p onclick="alert(1)">Hello</p>');
// '<p>Hello</p>'

const safe = sanitize('<a href="javascript:alert(1)">Click</a>');
// '<a>Click</a>'
```

### Using predefined schemas

Choose schema based on security requirements: BASIC (high), RELAXED (medium), STRICT (maximum).

```js
import { sanitizeBasic, sanitizeRelaxed, sanitizeStrict } from '@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize';

// Blog comments - minimal formatting
sanitizeBasic('<p><strong>Bold</strong></p><img src="x">');
// '<p><strong>Bold</strong></p>' (img stripped)

// Rich content - blog posts, docs
sanitizeRelaxed('<img src="photo.jpg" alt="Photo">');
// '<img src="photo.jpg" alt="Photo">'

// Untrusted input - text only
sanitizeStrict('<p>Hello <script>alert(1)</script></p>');
// 'Hello '
```

### Custom tag and attribute whitelist

Fine-grained control over which tags and attributes are allowed.

```js
import { sanitize } from '@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize';

const clean = sanitize(userHtml, {
  allowedTags: ['p', 'strong', 'em', 'a', 'img'],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ['href', 'title'],
    img: ['src', 'alt']
  },
  allowedProtocols: ['http', 'https'],
  allowDataAttributes: true
});
```

### Reusable sanitizer instance

Create once, use many times - avoids re-merging options on every call.

```js
import { createSanitizer } from '@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize';

const sanitizer = createSanitizer({
  allowedTags: ['p', 'strong', 'em', 'a'],
  allowClassAttribute: true
});

// Reuse for multiple sanitizations
const result1 = sanitizer.sanitize('<p class="text">Hello</p>');
const result2 = sanitizer.sanitize('<script>bad</script><p>Safe</p>');

// Update config later
sanitizer.updateConfig({ allowIdAttribute: true });
```

### URL sanitization standalone

Sanitize URLs independently of HTML for href/src validation.

```js
import { sanitizeURL, isSafeURL } from '@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize';

sanitizeURL('https://example.com'); // 'https://example.com'
sanitizeURL('javascript:alert(1)'); // ''
sanitizeURL('javascript:alert(1)', undefined, '#'); // '#'

isSafeURL('https://example.com'); // true
isSafeURL('javascript:alert(1)'); // false
isSafeURL('/relative/path'); // true
```

### Gotchas

- Returns `string | DocumentFragment` - use `returnString: false` option and cast to `DocumentFragment` for DOM manipulation.
- Event handlers (onclick, onerror, etc.) are ALWAYS removed regardless of configuration - this cannot be overridden.
- Dangerous protocols (javascript:, data:, vbscript:) are ALWAYS blocked - this cannot be overridden.
- By default, data-*, class, id, and style attributes are DENIED - explicitly enable with `allowDataAttributes`, `allowClassAttribute`, `allowIdAttribute`, `allowStyleAttribute`.
- ARIA attributes (aria-*) are allowed by default for accessibility.

## README

# @lpm.dev/neo.sanitize

**Browser-native HTML sanitization with zero dependencies**

Fast, secure, and lightweight HTML sanitization library that prevents XSS attacks using the browser's native DOMParser. No runtime dependencies, tree-shakeable, and TypeScript-first.

## Features

✅ **Zero Dependencies** - Uses native browser DOMParser
✅ **Secure by Default** - Blocks 143+ XSS vectors (OWASP compliant)
✅ **Tree-Shakeable** - Import only what you need
✅ **TypeScript-First** - Full type safety with strict mode
✅ **Predefined Schemas** - BASIC, RELAXED, STRICT configurations
✅ **Customizable** - Fine-grained control over tags, attributes, and protocols
✅ **Cross-Realm Safe** - Works in iframes and workers
✅ **Lightweight** - < 3 KB gzipped

## Installation

```bash
lpm install @lpm.dev/neo.sanitize
```

## Quick Start

```typescript
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Basic usage - sanitize HTML string
const clean = sanitize("<p>Hello <strong>world</strong>!</p>");
// Output: '<p>Hello <strong>world</strong>!</p>'

// Removes dangerous content
const safe = sanitize(
  '<p onclick="alert(1)">Click</p><script>alert(1)</script>',
);
// Output: '<p>Click</p>'
```

## Security Features

### XSS Protection (143 Test Vectors)

**Blocks Script Injection:**

```typescript
sanitize('<script>alert("XSS")</script>'); // ''
sanitize("<p>Safe</p><script>alert(1)</script>"); // '<p>Safe</p>'
```

**Removes Event Handlers:**

```typescript
sanitize('<div onclick="alert(1)">Click</div>'); // '<div>Click</div>'
sanitize('<img src=x onerror="alert(1)">'); // '<img src="x">'
```

**Validates URL Protocols:**

```typescript
sanitize('<a href="javascript:alert(1)">Click</a>'); // '<a>Click</a>'
sanitize('<a href="https://safe.com">Click</a>'); // '<a href="https://safe.com">Click</a>'
```

**Removes Dangerous Tags:**

```typescript
sanitize('<iframe src="http://evil.com"></iframe>'); // ''
sanitize('<object data="evil.swf"></object>'); // ''
sanitize('<style>body{background:url("javascript:alert(1)")}</style>'); // ''
```

## API

### `sanitize(html, options?)`

Sanitize an HTML string with optional configuration.

```typescript
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

const result = sanitize("<p>Hello</p>", {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong", "em"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href", "title"],
    img: ["src", "alt"],
  },
  allowedProtocols: ["http", "https", "mailto"],
});
```

**Parameters:**

- `html` (string) - HTML string to sanitize
- `options` (object, optional) - Sanitization options

**Returns:** Sanitized HTML string (default) or DocumentFragment

### Predefined Schemas

#### `sanitizeBasic(html)`

Minimal HTML - text formatting, links, and lists only.

```typescript
import { sanitizeBasic } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

sanitizeBasic("<p><strong>Bold</strong> text</p>");
// Output: '<p><strong>Bold</strong> text</p>'

sanitizeBasic('<img src="image.jpg">');
// Output: '' (images not allowed in BASIC)
```

**Allowed Tags:** p, strong, em, b, i, u, a, ul, ol, li, br, hr

#### `sanitizeRelaxed(html)`

Rich HTML - includes images, tables, headings, and class attributes.

```typescript
import { sanitizeRelaxed } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

sanitizeRelaxed('<img src="image.jpg" alt="Photo">');
// Output: '<img src="image.jpg" alt="Photo">'

sanitizeRelaxed("<table><tr><td>Data</td></tr></table>");
// Output: '<table><tbody><tr><td>Data</td></tr></tbody></table>'
```

**Allowed Tags:** All BASIC tags + img, h1-h6, div, span, table, thead, tbody, tr, th, td, blockquote, pre, code

**Allowed Attributes:** All BASIC attributes + class, id, style (on specific tags)

#### `sanitizeStrict(html)`

Text only - strips all HTML tags.

```typescript
import { sanitizeStrict } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

sanitizeStrict("<p>Just <strong>text</strong> content</p>");
// Output: 'Just text content'

sanitizeStrict("<script>alert(1)</script><p>Safe</p>");
// Output: 'Safe'
```

### `createSanitizer(options)`

Create a reusable sanitizer instance with preset configuration.

```typescript
import { createSanitizer } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

const sanitizer = createSanitizer({
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong", "em", "a"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href", "title"],
  },
});

// Reuse the same configuration
const result1 = sanitizer.sanitize("<p>Hello</p>");
const result2 = sanitizer.sanitize('<a href="/">Link</a>');

// Get current config
const config = sanitizer.getConfig();

// Update config
sanitizer.updateConfig({ allowDataAttributes: true });
```

## Configuration Options

```typescript
interface SanitizeOptions {
  // Tag and attribute filtering
  allowedTags?: string[]; // Default: 50+ safe HTML tags
  allowedAttributes?: Record<string, string[]>; // Tag-specific attributes
  forbiddenAttributes?: string[]; // Default: 60+ event handlers

  // Protocol filtering
  allowedProtocols?: string[]; // Default: ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel', 'ftp', 'ftps']

  // Special attributes
  allowDataAttributes?: boolean; // Allow data-* attributes
  allowAriaAttributes?: boolean; // Allow aria-* attributes
  allowClassAttribute?: boolean; // Allow class attribute
  allowIdAttribute?: boolean; // Allow id attribute
  allowStyleAttribute?: boolean; // Allow style attribute
  allowAllAttributes?: boolean; // Allow all attributes (dangerous!)

  // Content handling
  keepTextContent?: boolean; // Keep text from removed tags (safe tags only)
  stripTags?: boolean; // Remove tags but keep text content

  // Output format
  returnString?: boolean; // Return string (default: true) or DocumentFragment

  // Normalization
  lowercaseTags?: boolean; // Normalize tag names to lowercase
  lowercaseAttributes?: boolean; // Normalize attribute names to lowercase
}
```

## Examples

### Blog Comment Sanitization

```typescript
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Allow rich text formatting but no images or scripts
const cleanComment = sanitize(userComment, {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong", "em", "a", "ul", "ol", "li", "br"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href", "title"],
  },
  allowedProtocols: ["http", "https"],
});
```

### Markdown-to-HTML Output

```typescript
import { sanitizeRelaxed } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Sanitize generated HTML from markdown
const html = markdownToHtml(userMarkdown);
const safe = sanitizeRelaxed(html); // Allow tables, code blocks, etc.
```

### Email Content Sanitization

```typescript
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Very restrictive - no links, images, or scripts
const cleanEmail = sanitize(emailBody, {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong", "em", "br"],
  allowedAttributes: {},
  keepTextContent: true,
});
```

### Custom Configuration

```typescript
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Allow specific tags and attributes for your use case
const result = sanitize(html, {
  allowedTags: ["div", "p", "img", "a"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    div: ["class"],
    p: ["class"],
    img: ["src", "alt", "class"],
    a: ["href", "title", "class"],
  },
  allowDataAttributes: true, // Allow data-* attributes
  allowAriaAttributes: true, // Allow aria-* attributes
  allowedProtocols: ["http", "https"],
  keepTextContent: false, // Remove content from disallowed tags
});
```

### DocumentFragment Output

```typescript
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Get DocumentFragment instead of string (for DOM manipulation)
const fragment = sanitize(html, { returnString: false }) as DocumentFragment;

// Append to DOM
document.body.appendChild(fragment);
```

## Performance

Benchmarks run on Node.js with jsdom, comparing against industry-standard libraries:

### Small HTML (~50 chars)

- **sanitize-html:** 83,253 ops/sec (fastest) ⚡
- **DOMPurify:** 14,145 ops/sec
- **neo.sanitize:** 8,195 ops/sec

### Medium HTML (~300 chars)

- **sanitize-html:** 40,285 ops/sec (fastest) ⚡
- **DOMPurify:** 3,750 ops/sec
- **neo.sanitize:** 2,373 ops/sec

### Large HTML (~1.5 KB)

- **sanitize-html:** 18,052 ops/sec (fastest) ⚡
- **neo.sanitize:** 1,431 ops/sec
- **DOMPurify:** 1,277 ops/sec

### HTML with XSS Vectors

- **sanitize-html:** 81,844 ops/sec (fastest) ⚡
- **DOMPurify:** 9,463 ops/sec
- **neo.sanitize:** 6,235 ops/sec

### High-Volume (1000 small HTML)

- **sanitize-html:** 119 ops/sec (fastest) ⚡
- **DOMPurify:** 13 ops/sec
- **neo.sanitize:** 11 ops/sec

**Note:** Phase 1 focuses on security and correctness. Performance optimizations are planned for Phase 2 and 3. sanitize-html is server-side only (uses htmlparser2), while neo.sanitize and DOMPurify are browser-compatible.

## Browser Compatibility

- ✅ Chrome 90+
- ✅ Firefox 88+
- ✅ Safari 14+
- ✅ Edge 90+
- ✅ Node.js 18+ (with jsdom)

**Requirements:**

- DOMParser API
- DocumentFragment API
- ES2020+ features

## Security Guarantees

### What We Block

✅ **Script Tags** - `<script>`, `<iframe>`, `<object>`, `<embed>`, `<applet>`
✅ **Event Handlers** - `onclick`, `onerror`, `onload`, and 60+ more
✅ **Dangerous Protocols** - `javascript:`, `data:`, `vbscript:`, `file:`, `about:`
✅ **Style Injection** - `<style>` tags and CSS expressions
✅ **Meta Redirects** - `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
✅ **Base Hijacking** - `<base>` tags
✅ **Link Injection** - `<link>` tags
✅ **Form Tags** - `<form>`, `<input>`, `<button>` (unless explicitly allowed)

### What We Allow (Default)

✅ **Text Formatting** - `<p>`, `<strong>`, `<em>`, `<b>`, `<i>`, `<u>`
✅ **Headings** - `<h1>` through `<h6>`
✅ **Lists** - `<ul>`, `<ol>`, `<li>`
✅ **Links** - `<a href="...">` (safe protocols only)
✅ **Images** - `<img src="...">` (safe protocols only)
✅ **Tables** - `<table>`, `<tr>`, `<td>`, `<th>`
✅ **Code** - `<pre>`, `<code>`
✅ **Quotes** - `<blockquote>`
✅ **Divisions** - `<div>`, `<span>`

## Testing

143 comprehensive test cases covering OWASP XSS vectors:

- ✅ 25 Script injection tests
- ✅ 40 Event handler tests
- ✅ 37 Protocol handler tests
- ✅ 41 Basic vectors and edge cases

```bash
# Run tests
npm test

# Run benchmarks
npm run bench

# Type check
npm run typecheck

# Build
npm run build
```

## Migration from DOMPurify

```typescript
// Before (DOMPurify)
import DOMPurify from "dompurify";

const clean = DOMPurify.sanitize(dirty, {
  ALLOWED_TAGS: ["p", "strong"],
  ALLOWED_ATTR: ["href"],
});

// After (neo.sanitize)
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

const clean = sanitize(dirty, {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href"],
  },
});
```

## Migration from sanitize-html

```typescript
// Before (sanitize-html)
import sanitizeHtml from "sanitize-html";

const clean = sanitizeHtml(dirty, {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href"],
  },
});

// After (neo.sanitize) - same API!
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

const clean = sanitize(dirty, {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href"],
  },
});
```

## TypeScript Support

Full TypeScript support with strict type checking:

```typescript
import { sanitize, SanitizeOptions } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

const options: SanitizeOptions = {
  allowedTags: ["p", "strong"],
  allowedAttributes: {
    a: ["href", "title"],
  },
};

const clean: string = sanitize(html, options);
```

## Tree-Shaking

Import only what you need for optimal bundle size:

```typescript
// Import specific functions (< 1 KB)
import { sanitize } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Import schema helpers (< 500 bytes each)
import {
  sanitizeBasic,
  sanitizeRelaxed,
  sanitizeStrict,
} from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";

// Import core utilities
import { createSanitizer } from "@lpm.dev/neo.sanitize";
```

## Why neo.sanitize?

### vs DOMPurify

- ✅ **Zero dependencies** (DOMPurify has none too)
- ✅ **Tree-shakeable** exports
- ✅ **TypeScript-first** (DOMPurify has community types)
- ✅ **Predefined schemas** for common use cases
- ✅ **Simpler API** for most use cases
- ⚠️ Less mature (DOMPurify is battle-tested)

### vs sanitize-html

- ✅ **Browser-native** (sanitize-html is server-only)
- ✅ **Zero dependencies** (sanitize-html has 4 dependencies)
- ✅ **Smaller bundle** (< 3 KB vs ~60 KB)
- ✅ **TypeScript-first** (sanitize-html has community types)
- ⚠️ Slower performance (sanitize-html uses htmlparser2)

## License

MIT