/* * The contents of this file are subject to the terms * of the Common Development and Distribution License * (the "License"). You may not use this file except * in compliance with the License. * * You can obtain a copy of the license at * http://java.net/projects/metro/ * See the License for the specific language governing * permissions and limitations under the License. * * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL * HEADER in each file and include the License file at * https://jwsdp.java.net/CDDLv1.0.html If applicable, * add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the * fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your * own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] * [name of copyright owner] */ package hudson.util; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Arrays; /** * Computes the string edit distance. * * <p> * Refer to a computer science text book for the definition * of the "string edit distance". * * @author * Kohsuke Kawaguchi (kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com) */ public class EditDistance { /** * Computes the edit distance between two strings. * * <p> * The complexity is O(nm) where n=a.length() and m=b.length(). */ public static int editDistance( String a, String b ) { return new EditDistance(a,b).calc(); } /** * Finds the string in the <code>group</code> closest to * <code>key</code> and returns it. * * @return null if group.length==0. */ public static String findNearest( String key, String[] group ) { return findNearest(key,Arrays.asList(group)); } public static String findNearest( String key, Collection<String> group ) { int c = Integer.MAX_VALUE; String r = null; for (String g : group) { int ed = editDistance(key, g); if (c > ed) { c = ed; r = g; } } return r; } /** cost vector. */ private int[] cost; /** back buffer. */ private int[] back; /** Two strings to be compared. */ private final String a,b; private EditDistance( String a, String b ) { this.a=a; this.b=b; cost = new int[a.length()+1]; back = new int[a.length()+1]; // back buffer for( int i=0; i<=a.length(); i++ ) cost[i] = i; } /** * Swaps two buffers. */ private void flip() { int[] t = cost; cost = back; back = t; } private int min(int a,int b,int c) { return Math.min(a,Math.min(b,c)); } private int calc() { for( int j=0; j<b.length(); j++ ) { flip(); cost[0] = j+1; for( int i=0; i<a.length(); i++ ) { int match = (a.charAt(i)==b.charAt(j))?0:1; cost[i+1] = min( back[i]+match, cost[i]+1, back[i+1]+1 ); } } return cost[a.length()]; } }