Package Name

A Node.js package for checking territorial names and codes using the Levenshtein distance algorithm. github source code

only valid for Chilean territory, and always returns the closest value, without exception

Installation

Use npm to install the package:

npm install chilean-territory-code

API

Input params

• criteria: keyword referencial as 'Valpo'
• scope : 'city'|'province'|'region'

import * as cut from 'chilean-territory-code';

const basic = cut.getTerritory('criteria', scope);
/**
 * returns{
 *  name:string,
 *  leven:number //word proximity
 *  type:string, //territorial scope city | province | region
 *  index: number //data source location
 * }
 */

const withCodes = cut.getCut('criteria', scope);
/**
 * by CUT from spanish UNIQUE TERRITORIAL CODE
 * returns{
 *  city?:string,
 *  city_code?:string
 *  province?:string,
 *  province_code?:string
 *  region:string,
 *  region_code:string,
 *  region_acronym:string
 * }
 */

// UPDATE: now you fetch all territorial cities, searching by related in province or regional
/**
 * @function getCitiesList
 * @param keyword referencial word for search criteria
 * @param keyword_scope level of territorial scope of keyword, is a city?, is a region?.
 * @param scope level of territorial scope on returns, can be all provincial cities or all regional cities.
 * @returns cities in CUT format.
 */
const listOfCities = cut.getCitiesList('criteria?', 'criteria scope?', scope); // on undefined returns all communes, on default scope = 'city'
/**
 * returns Array<{
 *  city?:string,
 *  city_code?:string
 *  province?:string,
 *  province_code?:string
 *  region:string,
 *  region_code:string,
 *  * region_acronym:string
 * }>
 */