Function closestMatch

curriculum/src/filter.ts:166–197

(
  target: string,
  xs: string[]
)

}

export function closestMatch(
  target: string,
  xs: string[]
): { closest: string; score: number } {
  const [firstCandidate, ...rest] = xs;

  if (!firstCandidate) {
    return { closest: target, score: 0 };
  }

  const normalizedTarget = normalizeForComparison(target);

  let closest = firstCandidate;
  let closestScore = getSimilarityScore(
    normalizedTarget,
    normalizeForComparison(closest)
  );

  for (const candidate of rest) {
    const score = getSimilarityScore(
      normalizedTarget,
      normalizeForComparison(candidate)
    );

    if (score > closestScore) {
      closest = candidate;
      closestScore = score;
    }
  }

  return { closest, score: closestScore };
}

export function closestFilters(
  superblocks: Filterable[],