closest-match

Find the closest match for a string from an array of matches, using string distance.

Installation

$ component install ianstormtaylor/closest-match

Example

var closest = require('closest-match');
var animals = ['dog', 'cat', 'bird'];

closest('dag', animals); // 'dog'

API

closest(string, matches)

Match the given string against an array of possible matches.

closest.threshold

Change the string distance threshold used to match. Default is 3.

closest.distance

Change the distancing method. Default is the timoxley/sift component.

License

MIT