Similarity Score

Overview

This TypeScript implementation provides a function to compare the similarity between two strings using the Jaro-Winkler distance algorithm. The Jaro-Winkler distance is a measure of edit distance between two sequences, particularly well-suited for short strings such as person names.

Features

• Calculates similarity score between two strings
• Returns a value between 0 (completely different) and 1 (identical)
• Gives more weight to strings that match from the beginning
• Handles strings of different lengths and empty strings

Installation

npm i dromo-similarity-score

Usage

import similarityScore from "dromo-similarity-score";

const similarity = compareSimilarity("hello", "hallo");
console.log(similarity); // Outputs a number between 0 and 1