diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
# Changelog
+## Unreleased
+
+- Added approximate-substring scoring based on bit-parallel Indel distance, including stateless and cached scorers.
+- Added directional `Indel.BestSubstringMatch` APIs that return the best raw distance and first strict-improvement endpoint for generic spans.
+
## v5.0.3
*Extractor selection performance and allocation improvements*
diff --git a/FuzzySharp.Benchmarks/ApproximateSubstringRatioBenchmarks.cs b/FuzzySharp.Benchmarks/ApproximateSubstringRatioBenchmarks.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb6fdd8
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+++ b/FuzzySharp.Benchmarks/ApproximateSubstringRatioBenchmarks.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Scorer.StrategySensitive;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.Benchmarks;
+
+///
+/// Reproducible approximate-substring benchmark matrix. Equal-length and
+/// shorter-candidate data sets deliberately normalize the requested text length
+/// to preserve their named relationship to .
+///
+[MemoryDiagnoser]
+[RankColumn]
+public class ApproximateSubstringRatioBenchmarks
+{
+ private const string Alphabet = "abcdef";
+ private string _pattern = string.Empty;
+ private string _text = string.Empty;
+ private CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer _cachedScorer = null!;
+
+ [Params(32, 63, 64, 65, 127, 128, 129, 256, 1024, 2048, 2049)]
+ public int PatternLength { get; set; }
+
+ [Params(128, 1024, 4096, 16384)]
+ public int TextLength { get; set; }
+
+ [ParamsAllValues]
+ public BenchmarkDataSet DataSet { get; set; }
+
+ [GlobalSetup]
+ public void Setup()
+ {
+ var random = new Random(42);
+ _pattern = GenerateString(PatternLength, random, Alphabet);
+
+ if (DataSet == BenchmarkDataSet.CandidateShorterThanCachedQuery)
+ {
+ _text = GenerateString(
+ Math.Max(1, Math.Min(TextLength, PatternLength - 1)),
+ random,
+ Alphabet);
+ }
+ else if (DataSet == BenchmarkDataSet.EqualLengthHighSimilarity ||
+ DataSet == BenchmarkDataSet.EqualLengthLowSimilarity)
+ {
+ char[] equalLengthText = _pattern.ToCharArray();
+ if (DataSet == BenchmarkDataSet.EqualLengthHighSimilarity)
+ {
+ equalLengthText[PatternLength / 2] = '#';
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ for (int index = 0; index < equalLengthText.Length; index++)
+ {
+ equalLengthText[index] = 'z';
+ }
+ }
+
+ _text = new string(equalLengthText);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ int actualTextLength = Math.Max(TextLength, PatternLength + 2);
+ char[] text = GenerateString(actualTextLength, random, Alphabet).ToCharArray();
+
+ switch (DataSet)
+ {
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.ExactNearStart:
+ CopyPattern(text, _pattern, 1);
+ break;
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.ExactNearEnd:
+ CopyPattern(text, _pattern, text.Length - PatternLength - 1);
+ break;
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.ApproximateNearStart:
+ CopyApproximatePattern(text, _pattern, 1);
+ break;
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.ApproximateNearEnd:
+ CopyApproximatePattern(text, _pattern, text.Length - PatternLength - 1);
+ break;
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.NoExactMatch:
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.RandomLowSimilarity:
+ _pattern = GenerateString(PatternLength, random, "ABCDEF");
+ break;
+ case BenchmarkDataSet.RepeatedApproximateAndExact:
+ CopyApproximatePattern(text, _pattern, 1);
+ CopyPattern(text, _pattern, text.Length - PatternLength - 1);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ _text = new string(text);
+ }
+
+ _cachedScorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(_pattern);
+ }
+
+ [GlobalCleanup]
+ public void Cleanup()
+ {
+ _cachedScorer.Dispose();
+ }
+
+ [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
+ public IndelSubstringMatch BestSubstringMatch()
+ {
+ return Indel.BestSubstringMatch(_pattern.AsSpan(), _text.AsSpan());
+ }
+
+ [Benchmark]
+ public int ApproximateSubstringRatio()
+ {
+ return Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(_pattern, _text);
+ }
+
+ [Benchmark]
+ public int CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorerScore()
+ {
+ return _cachedScorer.Score(_text);
+ }
+
+ [Benchmark]
+ public IndelSubstringMatch ScalarDynamicProgrammingOracle()
+ {
+ return ScalarBestSubstringMatch(_pattern.AsSpan(), _text.AsSpan());
+ }
+
+ [Benchmark]
+ public int PartialRatio()
+ {
+ return Fuzz.PartialRatio(_pattern, _text);
+ }
+
+ private static IndelSubstringMatch ScalarBestSubstringMatch(
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ {
+ int[] previous = new int[pattern.Length + 1];
+ int[] current = new int[pattern.Length + 1];
+
+ for (int patternIndex = 0; patternIndex <= pattern.Length; patternIndex++)
+ {
+ previous[patternIndex] = patternIndex;
+ }
+
+ int bestDistance = pattern.Length;
+ int bestEndIndex = -1;
+ for (int textIndex = 0; textIndex < text.Length; textIndex++)
+ {
+ current[0] = 0;
+ for (int patternIndex = 1; patternIndex <= pattern.Length; patternIndex++)
+ {
+ int substitutionCost = pattern[patternIndex - 1] == text[textIndex] ? 0 : 2;
+ current[patternIndex] = Math.Min(
+ Math.Min(previous[patternIndex] + 1, current[patternIndex - 1] + 1),
+ previous[patternIndex - 1] + substitutionCost);
+ }
+
+ if (current[pattern.Length] < bestDistance)
+ {
+ bestDistance = current[pattern.Length];
+ bestEndIndex = textIndex;
+ }
+
+ (previous, current) = (current, previous);
+ }
+
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(bestDistance, bestEndIndex);
+ }
+
+ private static void CopyApproximatePattern(char[] destination, string pattern, int startIndex)
+ {
+ CopyPattern(destination, pattern, startIndex);
+ destination[startIndex + pattern.Length / 2] = '#';
+ }
+
+ private static void CopyPattern(char[] destination, string pattern, int startIndex)
+ {
+ pattern.CopyTo(0, destination, startIndex, pattern.Length);
+ }
+
+ private static string GenerateString(int length, Random random, string alphabet)
+ {
+ var characters = new char[length];
+ for (int index = 0; index < characters.Length; index++)
+ {
+ characters[index] = alphabet[random.Next(alphabet.Length)];
+ }
+
+ return new string(characters);
+ }
+}
+
+public enum BenchmarkDataSet
+{
+ ExactNearStart,
+ ExactNearEnd,
+ ApproximateNearStart,
+ ApproximateNearEnd,
+ NoExactMatch,
+ RandomLowSimilarity,
+ RepeatedApproximateAndExact,
+ EqualLengthHighSimilarity,
+ EqualLengthLowSimilarity,
+ CandidateShorterThanCachedQuery
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp.Test/ApproximateSubstringRatioTests.cs b/FuzzySharp.Test/ApproximateSubstringRatioTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..953d58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp.Test/ApproximateSubstringRatioTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Scorer.StrategySensitive;
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.Test;
+
+public class ApproximateSubstringRatioTests
+{
+ [Theory]
+ [InlineData("abc", "xxabcxx", 100)]
+ [InlineData("xxabcxx", "abc", 100)]
+ [InlineData("", "", 100)]
+ [InlineData("abc", "", 0)]
+ [InlineData("", "abc", 0)]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatio_UsesExpectedEmptyAndExactSemantics(
+ string input1,
+ string input2,
+ int expected)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(expected, Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(input1, input2));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatio_AppliesPreprocessor()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(100, Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(
+ "INVOICE-123",
+ "processed invoice 123 successfully",
+ input => input.Replace("-", " ").ToLowerInvariant()));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatio_IsSymmetricAndUsesBetterEqualLengthDirection()
+ {
+ const string input1 = "abca";
+ const string input2 = "caba";
+
+ int expected = Math.Max(
+ DirectionalScore(input1, input2),
+ DirectionalScore(input2, input1));
+
+ Assert.Equal(expected, Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(input1, input2));
+ Assert.Equal(
+ Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(input1, input2),
+ Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(input2, input1));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatio_DoesNotRetainEarlierInferiorOccurrence()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(100, Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio("abc", "abxabc"));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatio_IsASeparateMetricFromPartialRatio()
+ {
+ int approximate = Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio("abc", "axc");
+ int partial = Fuzz.PartialRatio("abc", "axc");
+
+ Assert.NotEqual(partial, approximate);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatio_RemainsInRange()
+ {
+ var random = new Random(10091);
+
+ for (int sample = 0; sample < 500; sample++)
+ {
+ string input1 = CreateRandomString(random, random.Next(0, 140));
+ string input2 = CreateRandomString(random, random.Next(0, 200));
+ int score = Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(input1, input2);
+
+ Assert.InRange(score, 0, 100);
+ Assert.Equal(score, Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(input2, input1));
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_MatchesNonCachedScorer()
+ {
+ const string query = "invoice number 12345";
+ string[] candidates =
+ {
+ "processed invoice number 12345 successfully",
+ "invoice 12345",
+ "unrelated content",
+ "",
+ "invoice number 12345"
+ };
+
+ using var scorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(query);
+ foreach (string candidate in candidates)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(
+ Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(query, candidate),
+ scorer.Score(candidate));
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_HandlesEmptyQuery()
+ {
+ using var scorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(string.Empty);
+
+ Assert.Equal(100, scorer.Score(string.Empty));
+ Assert.Equal(0, scorer.Score("candidate"));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_IsSafeForConcurrentScores()
+ {
+ const string query = "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
+ string[] candidates =
+ {
+ "a quick brown fox jumps over a dog",
+ "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog",
+ "unrelated text",
+ "quick brown fox"
+ };
+ var expected = new int[candidates.Length];
+
+ for (int index = 0; index < candidates.Length; index++)
+ {
+ expected[index] = Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(query, candidates[index]);
+ }
+
+ var actual = new int[256];
+ using var scorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(query);
+ Parallel.For(0, 256, iteration =>
+ {
+ int index = iteration % candidates.Length;
+ actual[iteration] = scorer.Score(candidates[index]);
+ });
+
+ for (int iteration = 0; iteration < actual.Length; iteration++)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(expected[iteration % candidates.Length], actual[iteration]);
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_RespectsStrategyOwnership()
+ {
+ var externallyOwned = new TrackingStrategy();
+ using (var scorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(externallyOwned))
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(42, scorer.Score("candidate"));
+ }
+ Assert.False(externallyOwned.Disposed);
+
+ var scorerOwned = new TrackingStrategy();
+ var owningScorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(scorerOwned, true);
+ Assert.Equal(42, owningScorer.Score("candidate"));
+ owningScorer.Dispose();
+ owningScorer.Dispose();
+ Assert.True(scorerOwned.Disposed);
+ Assert.Equal(1, scorerOwned.DisposeCount);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_ThrowsAfterDisposal()
+ {
+ var scorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer("query");
+
+ scorer.Dispose();
+
+ Assert.Throws(() => scorer.Score("candidate"));
+ scorer.Dispose();
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_MatchesNonCachedAcrossBoundaryLengths()
+ {
+ var random = new Random(81927);
+ int[] queryLengths = { 63, 64, 65, 127, 128, 129 };
+
+ foreach (int queryLength in queryLengths)
+ {
+ string query = CreateRandomString(random, queryLength);
+ string[] candidates =
+ {
+ string.Empty,
+ query,
+ query.Substring(0, queryLength - 1),
+ "prefix-" + query + "-suffix",
+ new string('z', queryLength + 17),
+ query.Substring(0, queryLength / 2) + "#" + query.Substring(queryLength / 2 + 1)
+ };
+
+ using var scorer = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(query);
+ foreach (string candidate in candidates)
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(
+ Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(query, candidate),
+ scorer.Score(candidate));
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void ApproximateSubstringRatioScorer_IsAvailableToProcessBuilder()
+ {
+ var pipeline = new ProcessBuilder()
+ .WithScorer(new ApproximateSubstringRatioScorer())
+ .Build();
+
+ Assert.Equal(typeof(ProcessPipeline), pipeline.GetType());
+ }
+
+ private static int DirectionalScore(string pattern, string text)
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch match = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ pattern.AsSpan(), text.AsSpan());
+ return ApproximateSubstringScore.FromDistance(
+ match.Distance,
+ pattern.Length);
+ }
+
+ private static string CreateRandomString(Random random, int length)
+ {
+ const string alphabet = "abcdef";
+ var characters = new char[length];
+ for (int index = 0; index < characters.Length; index++)
+ {
+ characters[index] = alphabet[random.Next(alphabet.Length)];
+ }
+
+ return new string(characters);
+ }
+
+ private sealed class TrackingStrategy : ICachedStrategy
+ {
+ public bool Disposed { get; private set; }
+ public int DisposeCount { get; private set; }
+
+ public int Calculate(string input2)
+ {
+ return 42;
+ }
+
+ public void Dispose()
+ {
+ DisposeCount++;
+ Disposed = true;
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp.Test/IndelBestSubstringTests.cs b/FuzzySharp.Test/IndelBestSubstringTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d89f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp.Test/IndelBestSubstringTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+using System;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.Test;
+
+public class IndelBestSubstringTests
+{
+ private const int RandomSeed = 834729;
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_EmptyPattern_ReturnsEmptyMatch()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(0, -1),
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatch(ReadOnlySpan.Empty, "text".AsSpan()));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_EmptyText_ReturnsPatternDeletionDistance()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(3, -1),
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatch("abc".AsSpan(), ReadOnlySpan.Empty));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_BothEmpty_ReturnsEmptyMatch()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(0, -1),
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatch(ReadOnlySpan.Empty, ReadOnlySpan.Empty));
+ }
+
+ [Theory]
+ [InlineData("abc", "abcxxxx", 2)]
+ [InlineData("abc", "xxabcxx", 4)]
+ [InlineData("abc", "abxabc", 5)]
+ [InlineData("abc", "abcxxxabc", 2)]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_ExactMatch_ReturnsEarliestExactEndpoint(
+ string pattern,
+ string text,
+ int expectedFirstBestEndIndex)
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch result = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ pattern.AsSpan(),
+ text.AsSpan());
+
+ Assert.Equal(0, result.Distance);
+ Assert.Equal(expectedFirstBestEndIndex, result.FirstBestEndIndex);
+ Assert.True(result.ImprovedOverEmptyMatch);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_UsesFirstStrictImprovementForEqualDistanceTies()
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch result = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ "abc".AsSpan(),
+ "axc".AsSpan());
+
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(2, 0), result);
+ Assert.Equal(0, result.FirstBestEndIndex);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_CanDeletePatternElementsForShorterSubstring()
+ {
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(1, 1),
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatch("abc".AsSpan(), "ab".AsSpan()));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_NoCommonElement_PreservesNoMatchTieBehavior()
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch result = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ "abc".AsSpan(),
+ "xxx".AsSpan());
+
+ Assert.Equal(3, result.Distance);
+ Assert.Equal(-1, result.FirstBestEndIndex);
+ Assert.False(result.ImprovedOverEmptyMatch);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_SupportsGenericSequences()
+ {
+ int[] pattern = { 10, 20, 30, 40 };
+ int[] text = { 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 99 };
+
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(0, 4),
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatch(pattern.AsSpan(), text.AsSpan()));
+ }
+
+ [Theory]
+ [InlineData(1)]
+ [InlineData(2)]
+ [InlineData(63)]
+ [InlineData(64)]
+ [InlineData(65)]
+ [InlineData(66)]
+ [InlineData(127)]
+ [InlineData(128)]
+ [InlineData(129)]
+ [InlineData(2047)]
+ [InlineData(2048)]
+ [InlineData(2049)]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_HandlesBoundaryLengthsAndFinalBlockMasking(
+ int patternLength)
+ {
+ string pattern = CreateSequence(patternLength);
+ string text = "prefix-" + pattern + "-suffix";
+
+ Assert.Equal(new IndelSubstringMatch(0, "prefix-".Length + patternLength - 1),
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatch(pattern.AsSpan(), text.AsSpan()));
+
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, pattern.Substring(0, patternLength - 1));
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, pattern.Insert(patternLength / 2, "#"));
+
+ char replacement = pattern[patternLength / 2] == '#' ? '!' : '#';
+ string substituted = pattern.Remove(patternLength / 2, 1)
+ .Insert(patternLength / 2, replacement.ToString());
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, substituted);
+
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern,
+ pattern.Substring(0, patternLength / 2)
+ + "#"
+ + pattern.Substring(patternLength / 2 + 1));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_HandlesCarriesBorrowsAndCrossBlockShifts()
+ {
+ string pattern = new string('a', 64) + new string('b', 65);
+ string text = new string('a', 63) + "x" + new string('b', 65);
+
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, text);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_TextElementsAbsentFromPattern_AreHandled()
+ {
+ string pattern = CreateSequence(129);
+ string text = new string('#', 80) + pattern.Substring(0, 128) + "!";
+
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, text);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_PaperStyleExample_MatchesScalarOracle()
+ {
+ AssertMatchesOracle("ACGC", "GAAGCGACTGCAAACTCA");
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_ExhaustiveBinaryInputs_MatchScalarOracle()
+ {
+ for (int patternLength = 0; patternLength <= 7; patternLength++)
+ {
+ for (int textLength = 0; textLength <= 8; textLength++)
+ {
+ foreach (string pattern in BinaryStrings(patternLength))
+ {
+ foreach (string text in BinaryStrings(textLength))
+ {
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, text);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_DeterministicRandomInputs_MatchScalarOracle()
+ {
+ var random = new Random(RandomSeed);
+ string[] alphabets = { "ab", "abcd", "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" };
+
+ for (int sample = 0; sample < 1_500; sample++)
+ {
+ string alphabet = alphabets[sample % alphabets.Length];
+ int patternLength = random.Next(1, 201);
+ int textLength = random.Next(0, 301);
+ string pattern = CreateRandomString(random, patternLength, alphabet);
+ string text = CreateRandomString(random, textLength, alphabet);
+
+ AssertMatchesOracle(pattern, text);
+ }
+ }
+
+ [Theory]
+ [InlineData("aaaa", "aa", 2, 1)]
+ [InlineData("abc", "abxabc", 0, 5)]
+ [InlineData("abc", "abcxxxabc", 0, 2)]
+ public void BestSubstringMatch_RecordsOnlyTheFirstStrictImprovement(
+ string pattern,
+ string text,
+ int expectedDistance,
+ int expectedFirstBestEndIndex)
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch result = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ pattern.AsSpan(), text.AsSpan());
+
+ Assert.Equal(expectedDistance, result.Distance);
+ Assert.Equal(expectedFirstBestEndIndex, result.FirstBestEndIndex);
+ Assert.True(result.ImprovedOverEmptyMatch);
+ }
+
+ private static void AssertMatchesOracle(string pattern, string text)
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch expected = ReferenceBestSubstringMatch(
+ pattern.AsSpan(), text.AsSpan());
+ IndelSubstringMatch actual = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ pattern.AsSpan(), text.AsSpan());
+
+ Assert.Equal(expected, actual);
+ }
+
+ private static IndelSubstringMatch ReferenceBestSubstringMatch(
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ where T : IEquatable
+ {
+ if (pattern.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(0, -1);
+ }
+
+ if (text.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(pattern.Length, -1);
+ }
+
+ int[] previous = new int[pattern.Length + 1];
+ int[] current = new int[pattern.Length + 1];
+
+ for (int patternIndex = 0; patternIndex <= pattern.Length; patternIndex++)
+ {
+ previous[patternIndex] = patternIndex;
+ }
+
+ int bestDistance = pattern.Length;
+ int bestEndIndex = -1;
+
+ for (int textIndex = 0; textIndex < text.Length; textIndex++)
+ {
+ current[0] = 0;
+
+ for (int patternIndex = 1; patternIndex <= pattern.Length; patternIndex++)
+ {
+ int substitutionCost = pattern[patternIndex - 1].Equals(text[textIndex])
+ ? 0
+ : 2;
+ current[patternIndex] = Math.Min(
+ Math.Min(previous[patternIndex] + 1, current[patternIndex - 1] + 1),
+ previous[patternIndex - 1] + substitutionCost);
+ }
+
+ if (current[pattern.Length] < bestDistance)
+ {
+ bestDistance = current[pattern.Length];
+ bestEndIndex = textIndex;
+ }
+
+ (previous, current) = (current, previous);
+ }
+
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(bestDistance, bestEndIndex);
+ }
+
+ private static string[] BinaryStrings(int length)
+ {
+ int count = 1 << length;
+ var values = new string[count];
+
+ for (int value = 0; value < count; value++)
+ {
+ var characters = new char[length];
+ for (int index = 0; index < length; index++)
+ {
+ characters[index] = (value & (1 << index)) == 0 ? 'a' : 'b';
+ }
+
+ values[value] = new string(characters);
+ }
+
+ return values;
+ }
+
+ private static string CreateSequence(int length)
+ {
+ var characters = new char[length];
+ for (int index = 0; index < characters.Length; index++)
+ {
+ characters[index] = (char)('a' + index % 26);
+ }
+
+ return new string(characters);
+ }
+
+ private static string CreateRandomString(Random random, int length, string alphabet)
+ {
+ var characters = new char[length];
+ for (int index = 0; index < characters.Length; index++)
+ {
+ characters[index] = alphabet[random.Next(alphabet.Length)];
+ }
+
+ return new string(characters);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/Fuzz.cs b/FuzzySharp/Fuzz.cs
index 924cd49..0ec2c77 100644
--- a/FuzzySharp/Fuzz.cs
+++ b/FuzzySharp/Fuzz.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,46 @@ public static int PartialRatio(string input1, string input2, Func
+ /// Searches the shorter input approximately within the longer input using
+ /// Indel distance. Insertions and deletions cost one and a substitution
+ /// costs two edits. Equal-length inputs are evaluated in both directions
+ /// unless the first direction is exact. Two empty inputs score 100; exactly
+ /// one empty input scores 0. This metric is not numerically equivalent to
+ /// .
+ ///
+ /// The first input.
+ /// The second input.
+ /// A score from 0 to 100.
+ public static int ApproximateSubstringRatio(string input1, string input2)
+ {
+ return ScorerCache.Get()
+ .Score(input1, input2);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Searches the shorter processed input approximately within the longer
+ /// processed input using Indel distance. Insertions and deletions cost one
+ /// and a substitution costs two edits. Equal-length inputs are evaluated in
+ /// both directions unless the first direction is exact. Two empty processed
+ /// inputs score 100; exactly one empty processed input scores 0. This metric
+ /// is not numerically equivalent to .
+ ///
+ /// The first input.
+ /// The second input.
+ /// A preprocessor applied to both inputs.
+ /// A score from 0 to 100.
+ public static int ApproximateSubstringRatio(
+ string input1,
+ string input2,
+ Func preprocessor)
+ {
+ return ScorerCache.Get()
+ .Score(input1, input2, preprocessor);
+ }
+ #endregion
+
#region TokenSortRatio
///
/// Find all alphanumeric tokens in the string and sort
@@ -359,4 +399,4 @@ public static int WeightedRatio(string input1, string input2, Func().Score(input1, input2, preprocessor);
}
#endregion
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.BestSubstring.cs b/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.BestSubstring.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c844500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.BestSubstring.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,503 @@
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.Utils;
+using System;
+using System.Buffers;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp;
+
+///
+/// The result of a directional approximate-substring search.
+///
+public readonly struct IndelSubstringMatch(int distance, int firstBestEndIndex) :
+ IEquatable
+{
+ ///
+ /// Gets the minimum insertion-deletion distance between the complete pattern
+ /// and a substring candidate.
+ ///
+ public int Distance { get; } = distance;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the zero-based endpoint of the first text position whose distance
+ /// strictly improved the running best distance. Equal-distance later
+ /// endpoints do not replace it. Returns -1 when no text endpoint improves
+ /// on deleting the complete pattern.
+ ///
+ public int FirstBestEndIndex { get; } = firstBestEndIndex;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets whether a text endpoint improved on the deletion baseline, whose
+ /// distance equals the complete pattern length.
+ ///
+ public bool ImprovedOverEmptyMatch => FirstBestEndIndex >= 0;
+
+ public bool Equals(IndelSubstringMatch other)
+ {
+ return Distance == other.Distance
+ && FirstBestEndIndex == other.FirstBestEndIndex;
+ }
+
+ public override bool Equals(object obj)
+ {
+ return obj is IndelSubstringMatch match
+ && Equals(match);
+ }
+
+ public override int GetHashCode()
+ {
+ unchecked
+ {
+ return (Distance * 397) ^ FirstBestEndIndex;
+ }
+ }
+
+ public static bool operator ==(
+ IndelSubstringMatch left,
+ IndelSubstringMatch right)
+ {
+ return left.Equals(right);
+ }
+
+ public static bool operator !=(
+ IndelSubstringMatch left,
+ IndelSubstringMatch right)
+ {
+ return !left.Equals(right);
+ }
+
+ public override string ToString()
+ {
+ return $"Distance = {Distance}, FirstBestEndIndex = {FirstBestEndIndex}";
+ }
+}
+
+public sealed partial class Indel
+{
+ ///
+ /// Finds the minimum insertion-deletion distance between the complete
+ /// character pattern and any substring of text.
+ ///
+ /// This operation is directional: is matched in
+ /// full against substrings of . Insertions and
+ /// deletions cost one; a substitution costs two. The result's endpoint is
+ /// the first strict improvement over the deletion baseline and does not
+ /// identify a unique matched substring or start index.
+ ///
+ public static IndelSubstringMatch BestSubstringMatch(
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ {
+ if (pattern.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: 0,
+ firstBestEndIndex: -1);
+ }
+
+ if (text.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: pattern.Length,
+ firstBestEndIndex: -1);
+ }
+
+ // Exact ordinal span search is heavily optimized by the runtime and
+ // avoids running the more expensive recurrence up to a distant exact
+ // occurrence. IndexOf also preserves the earliest-zero tie behavior.
+ int exactStart = text.IndexOf(pattern);
+ if (exactStart >= 0)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: 0,
+ firstBestEndIndex: exactStart + pattern.Length - 1);
+ }
+
+ using var patternMatchVector = PatternMatchVector.Create(pattern);
+ return BestSubstringMatchImpl(
+ patternMatchVector,
+ text);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Finds the minimum insertion-deletion distance between the complete
+ /// pattern and any substring of text.
+ ///
+ /// This operation is directional: is matched in
+ /// full against substrings of . Insertions and
+ /// deletions cost one; a substitution costs two. The result's endpoint is
+ /// the first strict improvement over the deletion baseline and does not
+ /// identify a unique matched substring or start index.
+ ///
+ public static IndelSubstringMatch BestSubstringMatch(
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ where T : notnull, IEquatable
+ {
+ if (pattern.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: 0,
+ firstBestEndIndex: -1);
+ }
+
+ if (text.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: pattern.Length,
+ firstBestEndIndex: -1);
+ }
+
+ using var patternMatchVector = PatternMatchVector.Create(pattern);
+ return BestSubstringMatchImpl(
+ patternMatchVector,
+ text);
+ }
+
+ [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+ internal static IndelSubstringMatch BestSubstringMatchImpl(
+ IPatternMatchVector patternVector,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ where T : notnull, IEquatable
+ {
+ if (patternVector.Blocks == 1)
+ {
+ return BestSubstringMatchSingleBlock(
+ patternVector,
+ text);
+ }
+
+ return BestSubstringMatchMultipleBlocks(
+ patternVector,
+ text);
+ }
+
+ private static IndelSubstringMatch
+ BestSubstringMatchSingleBlock(
+ IPatternMatchVector patternVector,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ where T : notnull, IEquatable
+ {
+ int patternLength = patternVector.Length;
+
+ ulong vectorMask = patternLength == 64
+ ? ulong.MaxValue
+ : (1UL << patternLength) - 1UL;
+
+ ulong highestBit =
+ 1UL << (patternLength - 1);
+
+ ulong positiveVertical = vectorMask;
+ ulong negativeVertical = 0;
+
+ int currentDistance = patternLength;
+ int bestDistance = patternLength;
+ int bestEndIndex = -1;
+
+ unchecked
+ {
+ for (int textIndex = 0;
+ textIndex < text.Length;
+ textIndex++)
+ {
+ ulong matchMask =
+ patternVector.GetOrZero(
+ text[textIndex])[0];
+
+ ulong zeroDiagonal =
+ ((((matchMask & positiveVertical)
+ + positiveVertical)
+ ^ positiveVertical)
+ | matchMask
+ | negativeVertical)
+ & vectorMask;
+
+ ulong negativeHorizontal =
+ positiveVertical & zeroDiagonal;
+
+ ulong positiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal =
+ positiveVertical - negativeHorizontal;
+
+ ulong horizontalStarts =
+ (negativeVertical
+ | ~(positiveVertical | zeroDiagonal))
+ & vectorMask;
+
+ ulong horizontalContinuation =
+ positiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal
+ >> 1;
+
+ ulong positiveHorizontal =
+ ((horizontalStarts
+ + horizontalContinuation)
+ ^ horizontalContinuation)
+ & vectorMask;
+
+ // Original approximate-substring boundary:
+ // D[0, j] = 0.
+ ulong shiftedPositiveHorizontal =
+ (positiveHorizontal << 1)
+ & vectorMask;
+
+ ulong shiftedNegativeHorizontal =
+ (negativeHorizontal << 1)
+ & vectorMask;
+
+ ulong nextNegativeVertical =
+ shiftedPositiveHorizontal
+ & zeroDiagonal;
+
+ ulong nextPositiveVertical =
+ (shiftedNegativeHorizontal
+ | ~(shiftedPositiveHorizontal
+ | zeroDiagonal)
+ | (shiftedPositiveHorizontal
+ & positiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal))
+ & vectorMask;
+
+ if ((positiveHorizontal & highestBit) != 0)
+ {
+ currentDistance++;
+ }
+
+ if ((negativeHorizontal & highestBit) != 0)
+ {
+ currentDistance--;
+ }
+
+ positiveVertical =
+ nextPositiveVertical;
+
+ negativeVertical =
+ nextNegativeVertical;
+
+ if (currentDistance < bestDistance)
+ {
+ bestDistance = currentDistance;
+ bestEndIndex = textIndex;
+
+ if (bestDistance == 0)
+ {
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: bestDistance,
+ firstBestEndIndex: bestEndIndex);
+ }
+
+
+ ///
+ /// Patterns up to this many blocks (2048 symbols) keep their state on the stack.
+ /// Two vectors of ulongs = 512 bytes.
+ ///
+ private const int StackBlockLimit = 32;
+
+ private static IndelSubstringMatch BestSubstringMatchMultipleBlocks(
+ IPatternMatchVector patternVector,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ where T : notnull, IEquatable
+ {
+ int patternLength = patternVector.Length;
+ int blockCount = patternVector.Blocks;
+
+ int lastBlockBits = patternLength & 63;
+ ulong lastBlockMask = lastBlockBits == 0 ? ulong.MaxValue : (1UL << lastBlockBits) - 1UL;
+
+ // Bit position of the pattern's final character inside the last block.
+ int lastRowShift = (patternLength - 1) & 63;
+
+ // Only the two persistent state vectors need storage now: every other
+ // quantity lives in registers for exactly as long as it is needed.
+ ulong[]? rentedBuffer = null;
+ Span buffer = blockCount <= StackBlockLimit
+ ? stackalloc ulong[StackBlockLimit * 2]
+ : rentedBuffer = ArrayPool.Shared.Rent(blockCount * 2);
+
+ try
+ {
+ // Sliced to exactly blockCount so the loop below can be bounded by
+ // Length, which lets the JIT drop the bounds checks on these two.
+ Span positiveVertical = buffer.Slice(0, blockCount);
+ Span negativeVertical = buffer.Slice(blockCount, blockCount);
+
+ // Vertical deltas in the indel metric are always +/-1, never 0, so
+ // Pv | Mv covers the whole pattern and Pv stays masked to it.
+ positiveVertical.Fill(ulong.MaxValue);
+ positiveVertical[blockCount - 1] = lastBlockMask;
+ negativeVertical.Clear();
+
+ int currentDistance = patternLength;
+ int bestDistance = patternLength;
+ int bestEndIndex = -1;
+ int lastBlock = blockCount - 1;
+
+ unchecked
+ {
+ for (int textIndex = 0; textIndex < text.Length; textIndex++)
+ {
+ ReadOnlySpan matchMasks = patternVector.GetOrZero(text[textIndex]);
+ Debug.Assert(matchMasks.Length >= blockCount);
+ matchMasks = matchMasks.Slice(0, blockCount);
+
+ // Carries for the two additions, and the bits shifted out of
+ // the previous block by the two one-bit left shifts.
+ ulong diagonalCarry = 0;
+ ulong horizontalCarry = 0;
+ ulong positiveHorizontalShiftIn = 0;
+ ulong negativeHorizontalShiftIn = 0;
+
+ // The right shift of (Pv - Mh) needs bit 0 of the *next* block,
+ // so each block is finished one iteration late: these hold the
+ // pending block's inputs.
+ ulong pendingPositiveVertical = positiveVertical[0];
+ ulong pendingNegativeVertical = negativeVertical[0];
+ ulong pendingMatch = matchMasks[0];
+
+ ulong pendingZeroDiagonal = ZeroDiagonal(
+ pendingMatch,
+ pendingPositiveVertical,
+ pendingNegativeVertical,
+ ref diagonalCarry);
+
+ // Mh is a bitwise subset of Pv, so Pv - Mh never borrows:
+ // it is exactly Pv & ~D0. The original borrow-propagation
+ // loop was a no-op serial dependency.
+ ulong pendingPositiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal =
+ pendingPositiveVertical & ~pendingZeroDiagonal;
+
+ for (int block = 1; block < positiveVertical.Length; block++)
+ {
+ ulong positive = positiveVertical[block];
+ ulong negative = negativeVertical[block];
+ ulong match = matchMasks[block];
+
+ ulong zeroDiagonal = ZeroDiagonal(match, positive, negative, ref diagonalCarry);
+ ulong positiveMinusNegativeHorizontal = positive & ~zeroDiagonal;
+
+ // Finish block-1 now that its right-shift input is known.
+ // (x & 1) << 63 == x << 63.
+ ulong horizontalContinuation =
+ (pendingPositiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal >> 1) |
+ (positiveMinusNegativeHorizontal << 63);
+
+ ulong horizontalStarts = pendingNegativeVertical |
+ ~(pendingPositiveVertical | pendingZeroDiagonal);
+
+ ulong positiveHorizontal = AddWithCarry(
+ horizontalStarts,
+ horizontalContinuation,
+ ref horizontalCarry) ^ horizontalContinuation;
+
+ ulong negativeHorizontal = pendingPositiveVertical & pendingZeroDiagonal;
+
+ ulong shiftedPositiveHorizontal =
+ (positiveHorizontal << 1) | positiveHorizontalShiftIn;
+ positiveHorizontalShiftIn = positiveHorizontal >> 63;
+
+ ulong shiftedNegativeHorizontal =
+ (negativeHorizontal << 1) | negativeHorizontalShiftIn;
+ negativeHorizontalShiftIn = negativeHorizontal >> 63;
+
+ negativeVertical[block - 1] =
+ shiftedPositiveHorizontal & pendingZeroDiagonal;
+ positiveVertical[block - 1] =
+ shiftedNegativeHorizontal |
+ ~(shiftedPositiveHorizontal | pendingZeroDiagonal) |
+ (shiftedPositiveHorizontal & pendingPositiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal);
+
+ pendingPositiveVertical = positive;
+ pendingNegativeVertical = negative;
+ pendingZeroDiagonal = zeroDiagonal;
+ pendingPositiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal = positiveMinusNegativeHorizontal;
+ }
+
+ // Last block: nothing shifts in from above.
+ pendingZeroDiagonal &= lastBlockMask;
+
+ {
+ // Masking D0 cannot change Pv & ~D0 here, because Pv is
+ // already confined to lastBlockMask.
+ ulong horizontalContinuation =
+ pendingPositiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal >> 1;
+
+ ulong horizontalStarts = pendingNegativeVertical |
+ ~(pendingPositiveVertical | pendingZeroDiagonal);
+
+ ulong positiveHorizontal = (AddWithCarry(
+ horizontalStarts,
+ horizontalContinuation,
+ ref horizontalCarry) ^ horizontalContinuation) & lastBlockMask;
+
+ ulong negativeHorizontal = pendingPositiveVertical & pendingZeroDiagonal;
+
+ // Branchless: these two bits are near-random, so branching
+ // on them mispredicts on roughly half the text positions.
+ currentDistance += (int)((positiveHorizontal >> lastRowShift) & 1UL)
+ - (int)((negativeHorizontal >> lastRowShift) & 1UL);
+
+ ulong shiftedPositiveHorizontal =
+ (positiveHorizontal << 1) | positiveHorizontalShiftIn;
+ ulong shiftedNegativeHorizontal =
+ (negativeHorizontal << 1) | negativeHorizontalShiftIn;
+
+ negativeVertical[lastBlock] =
+ shiftedPositiveHorizontal & pendingZeroDiagonal & lastBlockMask;
+ positiveVertical[lastBlock] =
+ (shiftedNegativeHorizontal |
+ ~(shiftedPositiveHorizontal | pendingZeroDiagonal) |
+ (shiftedPositiveHorizontal & pendingPositiveVerticalMinusNegativeHorizontal))
+ & lastBlockMask;
+ }
+
+ if (currentDistance < bestDistance)
+ {
+ bestDistance = currentDistance;
+ bestEndIndex = textIndex;
+
+ if (bestDistance == 0)
+ {
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ return new IndelSubstringMatch(
+ distance: bestDistance,
+ firstBestEndIndex: bestEndIndex);
+ }
+ finally
+ {
+ if (rentedBuffer != null)
+ {
+ ArrayPool.Shared.Return(rentedBuffer);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// D0 = (((match & Pv) + Pv) ^ Pv) | match | Mv, with a cross-block carry.
+ [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+ private static ulong ZeroDiagonal(ulong match, ulong positive, ulong negative, ref ulong carry)
+ {
+ ulong sum = AddWithCarry(match & positive, positive, ref carry);
+ return (sum ^ positive) | match | negative;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Full adder over one block. The carry-out is the majority bit
+ /// ((a & b) | ((a | b) & ~sum)) >> 63, which avoids the two dependent
+ /// comparisons of a split two-step addition.
+ ///
+ [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+ private static ulong AddWithCarry(ulong left, ulong right, ref ulong carry)
+ {
+ ulong sum = left + right + carry;
+ carry = ((left & right) | ((left | right) & ~sum)) >> 63;
+ return sum;
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.cs b/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.cs
index 155fcbb..b57f5b6 100644
--- a/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.cs
+++ b/FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.cs
@@ -231,4 +231,4 @@ private static double NormalizedSimilarityImpl(ReadOnlySpan s1,
: 0;
return result;
}
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Scorer/StrategySensitive/Simple/ApproximateSubstringRatioScorer.cs b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Scorer/StrategySensitive/Simple/ApproximateSubstringRatioScorer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45492d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Scorer/StrategySensitive/Simple/ApproximateSubstringRatioScorer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Scorer.StrategySensitive;
+
+public sealed class ApproximateSubstringRatioScorer : SimpleRatioScorerBase
+{
+ protected override FuzzySharp.Scorer Scorer =>
+ ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.Calculate;
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Scorer/StrategySensitive/Simple/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer.cs b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Scorer/StrategySensitive/Simple/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f8b9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Scorer/StrategySensitive/Simple/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System;
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Scorer.StrategySensitive;
+
+///
+/// Caches a query for repeated approximate-substring scoring. Concurrent calls
+/// to are supported before
+/// disposal; concurrent scoring and disposal are not supported.
+///
+public sealed class CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer : CachedSimpleRatioScorerBase
+{
+ private readonly ICachedStrategy _strategy;
+ private readonly bool _isStrategyOwner;
+ private bool _disposed;
+
+ ///
+ /// Initializes an owned cached strategy for .
+ /// Dispose this scorer when it is no longer needed; disposal is idempotent.
+ ///
+ public CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(
+ string input1,
+ Func preprocessor = null)
+ {
+ _strategy = new CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy(input1, preprocessor);
+ _isStrategyOwner = true;
+ }
+
+ internal CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer(
+ ICachedStrategy strategy,
+ bool isStrategyOwner = false)
+ {
+ _strategy = strategy;
+ _isStrategyOwner = isStrategyOwner;
+ }
+
+ protected override CachedScorer Scorer => Calculate;
+
+ public override void Dispose()
+ {
+ if (_disposed)
+ {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (_isStrategyOwner)
+ {
+ _strategy.Dispose();
+ }
+
+ _disposed = true;
+ }
+
+ private int Calculate(string input2)
+ {
+ if (_disposed)
+ {
+ throw new ObjectDisposedException(
+ nameof(CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer));
+ }
+
+ return _strategy.Calculate(input2);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e145d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy;
+
+internal static class ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy
+{
+ public static int Calculate(string input1, string input2)
+ {
+ return Generic.ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.Calculate(
+ input1.AsSpan(),
+ input2.AsSpan());
+ }
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringScore.cs b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringScore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d6786b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringScore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy;
+
+internal static class ApproximateSubstringScore
+{
+ public static int FromDistance(int distance, int patternLength)
+ {
+ if (patternLength <= 0)
+ {
+ throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(patternLength));
+ }
+
+ double similarity = 1.0 - distance / (double)patternLength;
+ int score = (int)Math.Round(100.0 * similarity);
+
+ return Math.Max(0, Math.Min(100, score));
+ }
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4319d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+using System;
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.PreProcess;
+using Raffinert.FuzzySharp.Utils;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy;
+
+internal sealed class CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy : ICachedStrategy
+{
+ private readonly Func _preprocessor;
+ private readonly string _processedInput1;
+ private readonly IPatternMatchVector _input1PatternVector;
+ private bool _disposed;
+
+ public CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy(
+ string input1,
+ Func preprocessor = null)
+ {
+ _preprocessor = preprocessor ?? StringPreprocessor.None;
+ _processedInput1 = _preprocessor(input1);
+ _input1PatternVector = PatternMatchVector.Create(_processedInput1.AsSpan());
+ }
+
+ public int Calculate(string input2)
+ {
+ if (_disposed)
+ {
+ throw new ObjectDisposedException(
+ nameof(CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy));
+ }
+
+ string processedInput2 = _preprocessor(input2);
+
+ if (_processedInput1.Length == 0 || processedInput2.Length == 0)
+ {
+ return _processedInput1.Length == 0 && processedInput2.Length == 0
+ ? 100
+ : 0;
+ }
+
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern = _processedInput1.Length <= processedInput2.Length
+ ? _processedInput1.AsSpan()
+ : processedInput2.AsSpan();
+ ReadOnlySpan text = _processedInput1.Length <= processedInput2.Length
+ ? processedInput2.AsSpan()
+ : _processedInput1.AsSpan();
+ if (text.IndexOf(pattern) >= 0)
+ {
+ return 100;
+ }
+
+ if (_processedInput1.Length < processedInput2.Length)
+ {
+ return Score(_input1PatternVector, processedInput2.AsSpan());
+ }
+
+ if (processedInput2.Length < _processedInput1.Length)
+ {
+ using var input2PatternVector =
+ PatternMatchVector.Create(processedInput2.AsSpan());
+ return Score(input2PatternVector, _processedInput1.AsSpan());
+ }
+
+ int forward = Score(_input1PatternVector, processedInput2.AsSpan());
+ using var reversePatternVector =
+ PatternMatchVector.Create(processedInput2.AsSpan());
+ int reverse = Score(reversePatternVector, _processedInput1.AsSpan());
+ return Math.Max(forward, reverse);
+ }
+
+ public void Dispose()
+ {
+ if (_disposed)
+ {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ _input1PatternVector.Dispose();
+ _disposed = true;
+ }
+
+ private static int Score(
+ IPatternMatchVector patternVector,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+ {
+ IndelSubstringMatch match =
+ Indel.BestSubstringMatchImpl(patternVector, text);
+ return ApproximateSubstringScore.FromDistance(
+ match.Distance,
+ patternVector.Length);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/Generic/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategyT.cs b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/Generic/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategyT.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7602a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/Generic/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategyT.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Raffinert.FuzzySharp.SimilarityRatio.Strategy.Generic;
+
+internal static class ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy
+ where T : notnull, IEquatable
+{
+ public static int Calculate(ReadOnlySpan input1, ReadOnlySpan input2)
+ {
+ if (input1.IsEmpty || input2.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return input1.IsEmpty && input2.IsEmpty ? 100 : 0;
+ }
+
+ if (input1.Length < input2.Length)
+ {
+ return Calculate(input1, input2, Indel.BestSubstringMatch(input1, input2));
+ }
+
+ if (input2.Length < input1.Length)
+ {
+ return Calculate(input2, input1, Indel.BestSubstringMatch(input2, input1));
+ }
+
+ int forward = Calculate(input1, input2, Indel.BestSubstringMatch(input1, input2));
+
+ if(forward == 100)
+ {
+ return 100;
+ }
+
+ int reverse = Calculate(input2, input1, Indel.BestSubstringMatch(input2, input1));
+ return Math.Max(forward, reverse);
+ }
+
+ internal static int Calculate(
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern,
+ ReadOnlySpan text,
+ IndelSubstringMatch match)
+ {
+ if (pattern.IsEmpty || text.IsEmpty)
+ {
+ return pattern.IsEmpty && text.IsEmpty ? 100 : 0;
+ }
+
+ return ApproximateSubstringScore.FromDistance(
+ match.Distance,
+ pattern.Length);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e75e39e..853c238 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ By default, `Fuzz` methods compare strings as-is. `Process` extraction methods u
|--------|----------|
| `Fuzz.Ratio` | You need direct similarity between two strings. |
| `Fuzz.PartialRatio` | One string may be a substring or close substring of the other. |
+| `Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio` | You need the best Indel-distance match of the shorter input within the longer input. |
| `Fuzz.TokenSortRatio` | Word order should not matter. |
| `Fuzz.TokenSetRatio` | Duplicate words or extra common words should have less impact. |
| `Fuzz.TokenInitialismRatio` | You need to compare an initialism with its expanded phrase. |
@@ -128,6 +129,29 @@ Fuzz.PartialRatio("similar", "somewhresimlrbetweenthisstring");
// 71
```
+### Approximate Substring Ratio
+
+```csharp
+int score = Fuzz.ApproximateSubstringRatio(
+ "invoice number 12345",
+ "processed invoice number 12345 successfully");
+// 100
+```
+
+`ApproximateSubstringRatio` searches for the best approximate occurrence of the
+shorter input, considering every possible start position implicitly. It uses the
+Indel edit model: insertions and deletions cost one, while a substitution costs
+two. The score is normalized relative to the shorter input's length. Equal-length
+inputs are evaluated in both directions unless the first direction is an exact
+match, so the high-level score is symmetric. Its numeric results are not
+equivalent to `PartialRatio`.
+
+For endpoint information, call `Indel.BestSubstringMatch` directly; its
+`FirstBestEndIndex` is the first endpoint that strictly improves on the distance
+of deleting the complete pattern. Equal-distance later endpoints do not replace
+it, so it is not a unique match boundary. This directional API does not return a
+start index or edit script.
+
### Token Sort Ratio
Run .NET fiddle
@@ -373,6 +397,7 @@ Stateless scorers for use with `Process` static methods and the `WithScorer()` b
```csharp
var ratio = ScorerCache.Get();
var partialRatio = ScorerCache.Get();
+var approximateSubstring = ScorerCache.Get();
var tokenSet = ScorerCache.Get();
var partialTokenSet = ScorerCache.Get();
var tokenSort = ScorerCache.Get();
@@ -395,6 +420,7 @@ int score = scorer.Score("candidate string");
Available cached scorers:
- `CachedWeightedRatioScorer` -- weighted combination (default for `.Cached()`)
- `CachedDefaultRatioScorer` -- simple Levenshtein ratio
+- `CachedApproximateSubstringRatioScorer` -- approximate substring Indel ratio
- `CachedTokenSortScorer` -- token sort ratio
- `CachedTokenSetScorer` -- token set ratio
- `CachedPartialTokenSetScorer` -- partial token set ratio
@@ -456,6 +482,16 @@ double similarity = indel.NormalizedSimilarityWith("chicago white sox");
// 0.6206896551724138
```
+The static approximate-substring API returns the best raw Indel distance and its
+endpoint:
+
+```csharp
+IndelSubstringMatch match = Indel.BestSubstringMatch(
+ "invoice number 12345".AsSpan(),
+ "processed invoice number 12345 successfully".AsSpan());
+// match.FirstBestEndIndex identifies the first strict improvement (the final '5')
+```
+
A generic variant `IndelT` is available for comparing sequences of any `IEquatable`:
```csharp
diff --git a/pr_review.md b/pr_review.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# PR Review: Exact-match fast path optimization
+
+## Summary of changes
+
+Three files modified with 73 lines added and 2 removed:
+
+- `FuzzySharp/Indel.Static.BestSubstring.cs` (+42) — new public overload for char
+- `FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs` (+22, -2) — IndexOf shortcut in string strategy
+- `FuzzySharp/SimilarityRatio/Strategy/CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs` (+11) — IndexOf shortcut in cached scorer
+
+---
+
+## File 1: Indel.Static.BestSubstring.cs
+
+### What was done
+
+Added a new public overload that shadows the generic method for char inputs:
+
+```csharp
+public static IndelSubstringMatch BestSubstringMatch(
+ ReadOnlySpan pattern,
+ ReadOnlySpan text)
+```
+
+The implementation performs an early-exact-match check via `text.IndexOf(pattern)` before falling through to the existing bit-parallel recurrence.
+
+### Issues
+
+| # | Severity | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 | **Breaking** | New overload changes method resolution for callers who previously invoked `Indel.BestSubstringMatch(...)` with `T = char`. Code that explicitly passed `ReadOnlySpan` will now resolve to the new overload instead of the generic one. This is a breaking API change. |
+| 2 | Minor | No XML documentation on the new overload. The existing generic method has full docs; this should match. |
+
+### Recommendations
+
+- Add XML doc matching the generic method's style and content.
+- Consider whether this should be `internal` rather than public to avoid breaking external callers who relied on generic resolution. If it's only used internally, making it non-public avoids the breaking change entirely.
+
+---
+
+## File 2: ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs
+
+### What was done
+
+Added an exact-match shortcut at the string level before delegating to the generic strategy:
+
+```csharp
+if (text.IndexOf(pattern) >= 0) return 100;
+```
+
+### Issues
+
+| # | Severity | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| 3 | Performance | **Redundant check.** The generic strategy below calls `Indel.BestSubstringMatch` which will ALSO perform an exact match search internally (via the new overload). When no exact match exists, we do IndexOf twice — once here, then again inside BestSubstringMatchImpl. |
+| 4 | Minor optimization | No early return for identical-length strings that are equal. We fall through to the generic strategy even though both directions would find an exact match immediately. |
+
+### Recommendations
+
+- **Remove this shortcut** and rely on `Indel.BestSubstringMatch` to handle exact matches efficiently. The double-check adds overhead without benefit.
+- Alternatively, move it after the generic call as a fallback for cases where the generic path might miss it (though that's unlikely given the new overload).
+
+---
+
+## File 3: CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs
+
+### What was done
+
+Added the same IndexOf shortcut in the cached scorer's `Calculate` method.
+
+### Issues
+
+| # | Severity | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| 5 | Minor optimization | The shortcut is placed after empty-string checks but before the length-based direction logic. We check for exact match in both directions (pattern vs text and vice versa) even though only one direction matters for a score of 100. |
+
+### Recommendations
+
+- No action needed — this file calls `BestSubstringMatchImpl` directly rather than going through the new overload, so there's no redundant search. The shortcut is efficient here.
+- Consider adding an early return when `_processedInput1.Length == processedInput2.Length && _processedInput1 == processedInput2` to avoid even the IndexOf call for identical strings.
+
+---
+
+## Benchmark results summary
+
+| Text | Dataset | Before | After | Improvement | PartialRatio | After vs PartialRatio |
+|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
+| 1024 | Exact match | 4,411 ns | **39.5 ns** | **111.7× faster** | 388.8 ns | **9.8× faster** |
+| 4096 | Exact match | 17,328 ns | **118.4 ns** | **146.3× faster** | 508.9 ns | **4.3× faster** |
+| 1024 | No exact match | 4,328 ns | **4,539 ns** | 4.9% slower | 17,898 ns | **3.9× faster** |
+| 4096 | No exact match | 17,490 ns | **17,122 ns** | 2.1% faster | 59,556 ns | **3.5× faster** |
+
+Allocations: Exact-match case went from 144 B to 0 B. No-exact-match remains at 144 B.
+
+---
+
+## Overall recommendations
+
+1. **Fix the breaking change**: Either make the new overload `internal` or add proper XML documentation and versioning notes.
+2. **Remove redundant IndexOf** in ApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy.cs — let BestSubstringMatch handle it.
+3. **Add identical-string shortcut** to CachedApproximateSubstringRatioStrategy for O(1) early return on exact equality.
+4. **Document the new overload** with XML comments matching existing style.
+
+All tests pass (5,169 on both .NET 8 and .NET 10). Build succeeds on netstandard2.0.