class WcoEmail::Message

def self.strip_emoji(text)

# From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24672834/how-do-i-remove-emoji-from-string/24673322 
def self.strip_emoji(text)
  text = '' if text.blank?
  text = text.force_encoding('utf-8').encode
  clean = ""
  # symbols & pics
  regex = /[\u{1f300}-\u{1f5ff}]/
  clean = text.gsub regex, ""
  # enclosed chars
  regex = /[\u{2500}-\u{2BEF}]/ # I changed this to exclude chinese char
  clean = clean.gsub regex, ""
  # emoticons
  regex = /[\u{1f600}-\u{1f64f}]/
  clean = clean.gsub regex, ""
  #dingbats
  regex = /[\u{2702}-\u{27b0}]/
  clean = clean.gsub regex, ""
end