feature: suggest nearest match if user give unrecognized option#36
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feature: suggest nearest match if user give unrecognized option#36
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similar to git `Did you mean '...'?`, this feature put `std/editDistance` into action help users to quickly recognize his error instead of plain `Unrecognized option '...'.`
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It would be better if we set some maximum allowed distance for suggesting an alternative. |
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If I understand correctly, does it mean we need to prevent the algorithm from giving a suggestion that is too far from what asked by user so it looks completely unrelated? Yes I observed sometime the algorithm give ridiculous feedback. |
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Yes, exactly. I think edit distance of 3 or 4 is the maximum reasonable one (but you can try different values to get idea how it works). |
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similar to git
Did you mean '...'?, this feature putstd/editDistanceinto action and help users to quickly recognize his error instead of plain
Unrecognized option '...'.