text-processing-algorithms/COMMIT_HISTORY.md

# Recommended Atomic Commit Structure

If you were to recreate this repository with atomic commits, here's the recommended structure:

## 1. Initial project setup
```bash
git commit -m "feat: Initialize algorithms library with core structure

- Set up TypeScript configuration
- Add package.json with dependencies
- Create source directory structure
- Configure build tools (tsup, vitest)"
```

## 2. Add distance algorithms
```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add Levenshtein distance algorithm

- Implement classic Levenshtein distance calculation
- Add similarity scoring method
- Include findClosest utility for candidate matching
- Add comprehensive test coverage"
```

```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add optimized Levenshtein implementation

- Space-optimized O(min(n,m)) memory usage
- Early termination with maxDistance parameter
- Batch calculation support
- Performance improvements for large datasets"
```

```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add Damerau-Levenshtein distance algorithm

- Support for transposition operations
- Both OSA and full Damerau-Levenshtein variants
- Edit operation tracking
- Optimized with early termination"
```

## 3. Add phonetic algorithms
```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add Soundex phonetic encoder

- Classic Soundex implementation
- soundsLike comparison method
- findSimilar utility for batch matching"
```

```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add Metaphone phonetic encoder

- Improved English pronunciation rules
- Configurable encoding length
- Better handling of silent letters"
```

```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add Double Metaphone encoder

- Support for multiple pronunciations
- Primary and alternate encodings
- Enhanced accuracy for names"
```

## 4. Add data structures
```bash
git commit -m "feat: Add Trie data structure

- Efficient prefix tree implementation
- Frequency tracking for suggestions
- Auto-complete functionality
- Case-insensitive operations"
```

## 5. Quality improvements
```bash
git commit -m "build: Add ESLint configuration

- TypeScript-aware linting rules
- Configure @typescript-eslint plugins
- Set up code quality standards
- Ignore test files and build outputs"
```

```bash
git commit -m "fix: Correct Metaphone TH encoding

- Change TH encoding from '0' to 'θ' (theta)
- Update corresponding tests
- Improve phonetic accuracy"
```

```bash
git commit -m "perf: Add cache size limit to LevenshteinDistance

- Prevent unbounded memory growth
- Add maxCacheSize parameter (default 10000)
- Implement FIFO cache eviction
- Consistent with other distance algorithms"
```

```bash
git commit -m "fix: Add input validation for maxDistance parameter

- Validate non-negative maxDistance values
- Throw descriptive errors for invalid inputs
- Apply to all distance algorithms
- Improve API robustness"
```

```bash
git commit -m "docs: Update README remove non-existent features

- Remove Cologne Phonetic reference
- Accurate feature list
- Keep documentation in sync with implementation"
```

## 6. Testing and build
```bash
git commit -m "test: Add comprehensive test suites

- 95.63% code coverage
- Unit tests for all algorithms
- Edge case handling
- Performance regression tests"
```

```bash
git commit -m "build: Configure TypeScript and build pipeline

- Strict TypeScript configuration
- ESM and CJS dual package support
- Type definitions generation
- Source maps for debugging"
```

## Notes on Atomic Commits

Each commit should:
- Focus on a single concern
- Be independently testable
- Not break the build
- Include related tests and documentation
- Have a clear, descriptive message

The commits above represent logical units of work that could be reviewed, tested, and potentially reverted independently.