Implement fuzzy string matching for lookups
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Priority: Medium
Type: Feature
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 9
- Forks
- 1
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
To couteract simple typos, you can use a library such as fuzzywuzzy (https://github.com/Tmplt/fuzzywuzzy) to implement fuzzy string matching to find similar matches, not only exact ones.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the lookup entry point and reviewing how exact matches are currently performed; the issue suggests fuzzywuzzy as one possible library. Done means lookups can find similar matches despite simple typos, with the expected matching behavior verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100