Distance is a Coffeescript and Javascript module for calculating distances between strings.
var distance = require "distance"
console.log(distance.sift3("banana", "fanana"))
console.log(distance.levenshtein("banana", "fanana"))
The distance string metrics currently supported are:
To our knowledge, the implementations are the fastest variations available.
The recommended way is through the excellent npm:
$ npm install distance
Otherwise, you can check it in your repository and then expose it:
$ git clone git://github.com/awnist/distance.git node_modules/distance/
Distance is UNLICENSED.
FAQs
Coffeescript and Javascript string distance calculations.
The npm package distance receives a total of 7 weekly downloads. As such, distance popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that distance demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Did you know?
Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.
Security News
Snyk's use of malicious npm packages for research raises ethical concerns, highlighting risks in public deployment, data exfiltration, and unauthorized testing.
Research
Security News
Socket researchers found several malicious npm packages typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar, targeting Node.js developers with kill switches and data theft.
Security News
pnpm 10 blocks lifecycle scripts by default to improve security, addressing supply chain attack risks but sparking debate over compatibility and workflow changes.