kentcdodds/match-sorter
Simple, expected, and deterministic best-match sorting of an array in JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 82
- Release rhythm 67
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 31.0
- age_days: 3660
- days_rel: 140
- days_push: 113
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
4104 stars · 143 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A JavaScript/TypeScript library that filters and sorts arrays of items by best match against a query string, using a deterministic ranking algorithm (case-sensitive equals, starts-with, acronym, etc.). It is commonly used to power autocomplete and filter inputs.
Use cases
- filter a list of items as the user types in a search input
- sort autocomplete suggestions by best match
- implement fuzzy search over an array of objects
- rank dropdown options intuitively in a combobox
- search a list of countries or names with acronym matching
When to choose
- you need simple, deterministic, user-friendly filtering and ranking of in-memory lists
- you want a tiny utility for autocomplete or filter inputs
- you need sensible ranking like starts-with, word-starts-with, and acronym matching without tuning a fuzzy-search algorithm
When to avoid
- you need full-text search over large datasets or an index (use a search engine like Lunr or Elasticsearch)
- you need typo-tolerant or similarity-scored fuzzy matching rather than rank-based matching
- your data lives on a server and should be filtered server-side
Facets
library · maturity stable
search-engine web-development frontend developer-tools browser cross-platform fuzzy-matching autocomplete filtering ranking typescript sorting nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kentcdodds/match-sorter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 413f9ccb384f
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/match-sorter · fetched 2026-08-29 · d99c92acdc2e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kentcdodds/match-sorter | main | 80 |
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