in extension.ts [55:67]
public _getWordCount(doc: TextDocument): number {
let docContent = doc.getText();
// Parse out unwanted whitespace so the split is accurate
docContent = docContent.replace(/(< ([^>]+)<)/g, '').replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
docContent = docContent.replace(/^\s\s*/, '').replace(/\s\s*$/, '');
let wordCount = 0;
if (docContent != "") {
wordCount = docContent.split(" ").length;
}
return wordCount;
}