Reference · Parsing, formatting and shared types
AddressSimilarityResulttype
How alike two addresses are: an overall score from 0 to 1, a score for each part, and the differences.
Import it
import type { AddressSimilarityResult } from "@johnmorrisdotca/address-plus";
Definition
interface AddressSimilarityResult {
score: number;
isMatch: boolean;
confidence: number;
details: {
streetScore: number;
cityScore: number;
stateScore: number;
postalScore: number;
overallScore: number;
};
differences: AddressDifference[];
suggestions?: string[];
}
Members
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
score | number | |
isMatch | boolean | |
confidence | number | |
details | { streetScore: number; cityScore: number; stateScore: number; postalScore: number; overallScore: number; } | |
differences | AddressDifference[] | |
suggestions (optional) | string[] | undefined |
Examples
import { getAddressSimilarity, parseLocation } from "@johnmorrisdotca/address-plus";
import type { AddressSimilarityResult } from "@johnmorrisdotca/address-plus";
const parsedAddress1=parseLocation("123 Main St, Anytown, NY 12345");
if (!parsedAddress1) throw new Error("The example address did not parse.");
const parsedAddress2=parseLocation("123 Main Street, Anytown, NY 12345");
if (!parsedAddress2) throw new Error("The example address did not parse.");
console.log(getAddressSimilarity(parsedAddress1, parsedAddress2).score);
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