| package didyoumean |
| |
| import ( |
| "github.com/agext/levenshtein" |
| ) |
| |
| // NameSuggestion tries to find a name from the given slice of suggested names |
| // that is close to the given name and returns it if found. If no suggestion |
| // is close enough, returns the empty string. |
| // |
| // The suggestions are tried in order, so earlier suggestions take precedence |
| // if the given string is similar to two or more suggestions. |
| // |
| // This function is intended to be used with a relatively-small number of |
| // suggestions. It's not optimized for hundreds or thousands of them. |
| func NameSuggestion(given string, suggestions []string) string { |
| for _, suggestion := range suggestions { |
| dist := levenshtein.Distance(given, suggestion, nil) |
| if dist < 3 { // threshold determined experimentally |
| return suggestion |
| } |
| } |
| return "" |
| } |
