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wataridori/simple-fuzzy-search
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Simple Fuzzy Search for PHP

0.1.1(10y ago)2766.8k↓34.2%2[2 issues](https://github.com/wataridori/simple-fuzzy-search/issues)GPL-3.0PHP

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Simple Fuzzy Search for PHP
===========================

[](#simple-fuzzy-search-for-php)

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About
-----

[](#about)

A Simple Fuzzy Search component using [**Levenshtein Distance (LD)** Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) and [**Longest Common Substring (LCS)** Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_common_substring_problem).

Requirement
-----------

[](#requirement)

- PHP >= 5.4

Install
-------

[](#install)

You can install and manage SimpleFuzzySearch by using `Composer`

```
composer require wataridori/simple-fuzzy-search

```

Or add `wataridori/simple-fuzzy-search` into the require section of your `composer.json` file then run `composer update`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$arrayData = [
    [
        'nickname' => 'thangtd90',
        'fullname' => 'Tran Duc Thang',
    ],
    [
        'nickname' => 'trongbs',
        'fullname' => 'Tran Ba Trong',
    ],
    [
        'nickname' => 'vigov5',
        'fullname' => 'Nguyen Anh Tien',
    ],
    [
        'nickname' => 'kienBG',
        'fullname' => 'Do Trung Kien',
    ],
    [
        'nickname' => 'vuong',
        'fullname' => 'Nguyen Van Vuong',
    ],
    [
        'nickname' => 'dainghia',
        'fullname' => 'Le Van Nghia',
    ],
    [
        'nickname' => 'tungctf',
        'fullname' => 'Nguyen Duc Tung',
    ],
];

// Find by both nickname and fullname
$sfs = new SimpleFuzzySearch($this->arrayData, ['nickname', 'fullname'], 'tung');

// This will return "Nguyen Duc Tung" and "Do Trung Kien"
$results = $sfs->search();

// This will return "Tran Duc Thang"
$results = $sfs->search('trn dc thsng');
```

Test
----

[](#test)

Just run `phpunit` to start test.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~249 days

Total

2

Last Release

3720d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/134a69054257dfdda1ccde099a44209654a12800b97c459b1ef4e9c3a90fe3c1?d=identicon)[wataridori](/maintainers/wataridori)

---

Top Contributors

[![wataridori](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1189893?v=4)](https://github.com/wataridori "wataridori (5 commits)")

---

Tags

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