@types/fast-levenshtein
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TypeScript definitions for fast-levenshtein
@types/fast-levenshtein provides TypeScript type definitions for the fast-levenshtein package, which is a fast implementation of the Levenshtein distance algorithm. This algorithm calculates the edit distance between two strings, which is useful for applications like spell checking, DNA sequencing, and natural language processing.
Calculate Levenshtein Distance
This feature allows you to calculate the Levenshtein distance between two strings. In this example, the distance between 'kitten' and 'sitting' is calculated to be 3.
const levenshtein = require('fast-levenshtein');
const distance = levenshtein.get('kitten', 'sitting');
console.log(distance); // Outputs: 3Find Closest Match
This feature helps in finding the closest match to a given string from an array of strings. In this example, 'flitting' is the closest match to 'fitting' from the array ['kitten', 'sitting', 'flitting'].
const levenshtein = require('fast-levenshtein');
const words = ['kitten', 'sitting', 'flitting'];
const closest = words.reduce((a, b) => levenshtein.get('fitting', a) < levenshtein.get('fitting', b) ? a : b);
console.log(closest); // Outputs: 'flitting'The 'levenshtein' package is another implementation of the Levenshtein distance algorithm. It is known for its simplicity and ease of use. Compared to 'fast-levenshtein', it may not be as optimized for performance but is still a reliable choice for calculating edit distances.
The 'js-levenshtein' package is a highly optimized Levenshtein distance algorithm implementation in JavaScript. It is known for its speed and efficiency, making it a strong competitor to 'fast-levenshtein'.
npm install --save @types/fast-levenshtein
This package contains type definitions for fast-levenshtein (https://github.com/hiddentao/fast-levenshtein).
Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/fast-levenshtein.
export interface LevenshteinOptions {
useCollator?: boolean | undefined;
}
export function get(str1: string, str2: string, opts?: LevenshteinOptions): number;
These definitions were written by Mizunashi Mana.
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TypeScript definitions for fast-levenshtein
The npm package @types/fast-levenshtein receives a total of 89,438 weekly downloads. As such, @types/fast-levenshtein popularity was classified as popular.
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