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kamranahmedse/php-shorthand
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Calculate the set of unique abbreviations for a given set of strings.

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php-shorthand
=============

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> Calculate unique shorthands for a given set of strings

Inspired by [ruby's abbrev](http://apidock.com/ruby/Abbrev) module, it let's you calculate the unique set of shorthands for the given set of words.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Use the following command to install via composer

```
composer require kamranahmedse/php-shorthand

```

For further details you can find the package at [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/kamranahmedse/php-shorthand).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Instantiate the `Shorthand` class while passing the words for which you want the shorthands

```
// Introduce the class into your scope
use KamranAhmed\Shorthand\Shorthand;

$shorthand = new Shorthand([
    'crore',
    'create',
]);

$shorthands = $shorthand->generate();
```

It will return an associative array with the key set to the shorthand keyword and value set to the actual word that it refers to

```
// Shorthands for the above example
[
    'cre'    => 'create',
    'crea'   => 'create',
    'creat'  => 'create',
    'create' => 'create',
    'cro'    => 'crore',
    'cror'   => 'crore',
    'crore'  => 'crore',
],
```

Usage Scenarios
---------------

[](#usage-scenarios)

It can come quite handy when writing command line script that takes a number of options and the user may enter the options shorthand or maybe other cases where you want to be able to accept shorthands.

For example, in a script that accepts the options `['delete', 'create', 'update']`, in your script, it can let you infer from the option that user wanted even when they typed a shorthand as long as it is unambiguous

```
$ shorthand cr   # create
$ shorthand d    # delete
$ shorthand upd  # update
```

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Feel free to fork, enhance, open issues, create pull requests or spread the word.

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT © [Kamran Ahmed](http://kamranahmed.info)

###  Health Score

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Maintenance20

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Popularity21

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Community13

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Established project with proven stability

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