src/utils/countWords.ts

export function countWords(text: string): number {
  if (!text || text.trim().length === 0) {
    return 0;
  }

  // Remove extra whitespace and split by whitespace
  const words = text
    .trim()
    .split(/\s+/)
    .filter((word) => word.length > 0);

  return words.length;
}