name-comparer

A nodejs module for comparing two names(one line strings).

Usage

const compare = require('name-comparer').compare;

compare('Name', 'name'); // true
compare('B. Obama', 'Barack Obama'); // true
compare('US', 'United States'); // true

API

compare(name1:string, name2:string, options?:{ transforms:string[] }):boolean

Compare two names. Return true if they match. Default transforms: [CI,ABBR].

valid transforms:

• CI - case insensitive;
• ABBR - abbreviation;
• ATONIC - ignore letters accents: Ștefan == Stefan;
• CI_ATONIC - case insensitive atonic;
• START - name2 starts with name1: University == University of NY;
• CI_START - case insensitive name2 starts with name1: university == University of NY;