@qaflag/core/assertions/utils/levenshtein.ts

Base requirements for the QA Flag library

// https://gist.github.com/keesey/e09d0af833476385b9ee13b6d26a2b84

export function levenshtein(a: string, b: string): number {
  const an = a ? a.length : 0;
  const bn = b ? b.length : 0;
  if (an === 0) {
    return bn;
  }
  if (bn === 0) {
    return an;
  }
  const matrix = new Array<number[]>(bn + 1);
  for (let i = 0; i <= bn; ++i) {
    let row = (matrix[i] = new Array<number>(an + 1));
    row[0] = i;
  }
  const firstRow = matrix[0];
  for (let j = 1; j <= an; ++j) {
    firstRow[j] = j;
  }
  for (let i = 1; i <= bn; ++i) {
    for (let j = 1; j <= an; ++j) {
      if (b.charAt(i - 1) === a.charAt(j - 1)) {
        matrix[i][j] = matrix[i - 1][j - 1];
      } else {
        matrix[i][j] =
          Math.min(
            matrix[i - 1][j - 1], // substitution
            matrix[i][j - 1], // insertion
            matrix[i - 1][j], // deletion
          ) + 1;
      }
    }
  }
  return matrix[bn][an];
}