changelog.md for @push.rocks/smartfuzzy

2025-08-05 - 2.0.0 - BREAKING_CHANGE(api)

Major API cleanup and comprehensive documentation overhaul

BREAKING CHANGES

• Removed deprecated methods: getChangeScoreForString() and getClosestMatchForString() are no longer available
• Use modern API instead: calculateScores() and findClosestMatch() respectively
• Improved type safety: findClosestMatch() now correctly returns string | null

Features

• Comprehensive documentation: Complete readme overhaul with professional examples
• New sections added: Quick Start, Performance Guide, Error Handling, Troubleshooting, API Reference
• Real-world examples: Search-as-you-type, data deduplication, e-commerce search, recommendations
• Browser compatibility info: Environment requirements and bundle size details
• Advanced configuration: Fuse.js customization guidance

Improvements

• Enhanced error handling: Better graceful degradation patterns
• Performance guidance: Time complexity analysis and optimization tips
• Modern developer experience: Updated examples with current best practices
• Type-safe APIs: Consistent null handling across all methods

2025-05-13 - 1.1.10 - fix(documentation)

Update documentation and migration guide with standardized method names and deprecation notices.

• Replaced deprecated getClosestMatchForString with findClosestMatch in code examples.
• Replaced deprecated getChangeScoreForString with calculateScores in documentation.
• Updated readme plan to mark method naming standardization as completed.

2025-05-12 - 1.1.9 - fix(core)

Update build scripts, refine testing assertions, and enhance documentation

• Updated .gitignore to exclude local settings files
• Modified build script in package.json to use 'tsbuild tsfolders --allowimplicitany'
• Revised readme.plan.md with comprehensive Fuse.js optimization and API improvement strategies
• Enhanced input validation, error handling, and JSDoc comments across core classes
• Standardized test syntax and improved test coverage for fuzzy matching features

2025-05-12 - 1.1.8 - fix(tests)

Standardize test syntax and update testing dependencies

• Added @git.zone/tsrun dependency to package.json for improved test runner support
• Refactored test export in test/test.articlesearch.ts to use default export instead of tap.start()
• Updated readme.plan.md to describe testing improvements and syntax standardization

2025-05-12 - 1.1.7 - fix(build)

Fix import paths, update CI workflows and upgrade dependencies for ESM compliance

• Updated import statements to include .js extensions for NodeNext compatibility
• Upgraded dependencies: @push.rocks/smartpromise (^4.0.2), @tsclass/tsclass (^9.2.0), fuse.js (^7.1.0), leven (^4.0.0), and @push.rocks/tapbundle (^6.0.3)
• Added new workflow files for CI (default_tags.yaml and default_nottags.yaml)
• Revised test files and documentation to reflect file path and dependency changes
• Minor adjustments in package.json (scripts and metadata) and tsconfig for enhanced module resolution

2024-05-29 - 1.1.6 - maintenance

This release brings a series of configuration and documentation updates as well as an organizational change.

• Updated project description.
• Revised tsconfig settings.
• Updated npmextra.json with new githost details (merged from several commits).
• Switched to a new organization scheme.
  (Note: A prior commit “1.1.6” from 2021 was a version bump and is omitted here.)

2021-10-04 - 1.1.5 - core

Core components were fixed in this update.

• fix(core): update

2021-10-03 - 1.1.4

This version was released as a version bump without additional significant changes.

2021-10-03 - 1.1.3 - core

Minor fixes were applied to core functionality.

• fix(core): update

2021-10-03 - 1.1.2 - core

Additional improvements and fixes to the core components.

• fix(core): update

2021-10-03 - 1.1.1 - core

A further core update fixing underlying issues.

• fix(core): update

2018-08-19 - 1.1.0 - Smartfuzzy

A fix was introduced for Smartfuzzy’s matching functionality.

• fix(Smartfuzzy.getClosestMatchForString() now returns the cloesest string directly): update

2018-08-19 - 1.0.3 - ObjectSorter

A new feature has been added to sort objects by likability.

• feat(ObjectSorter): now sorts objects by likability

2018-08-19 - 1.0.2 - package

An adjustment was made to the package name in the npm configuration.

• fix(package): npm name

2018-08-19 - 1.0.1 - package

Initial package fixes were applied.

• fix(package): initial