resolve-team
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Instantly identify & resolve sports team names with fuzzy search & more
---
> [!WARNING]
> **Breaking Change**: The standalone `resolveTeam` function is now deprecated and will be removed in future versions. Please migrate to use `teamResolver` for improved functionality and future updates.
## ✨ Features
- **Fuzzy Search** - Resolves team names even with misspellings or partial matches
- **Multi-Sport Support** - Currently supports NBA and NFL teams, with plans to expand to other sports leagues
- **TypeScript Ready** - Full type definitions included
- **Lightweight** - resolve-team currently has 1 dependency, [fuse.js](https://fusejs.io/)
- **Team Comparison** - Compare if two queries resolve to the same team
- **Full Team Data** - Access team colors, nicknames, abbreviations, and more
## 📦 Installation
```bash
# Using npm
npm install resolve-team
# Using yarn
yarn add resolve-team
# Using pnpm
pnpm add resolve-team
# Using bun
bun add resolve-team
```
## 🚀 Quick Start
```typescript
import { teamResolver } from 'resolve-team';
// Resolve a team name with fuzzy matching
const team = await teamResolver.resolve('lakers');
console.log(team); // 'Los Angeles Lakers'
// Get full team details
const fullTeam = await teamResolver.resolve('celtics', { full: true });
console.log(fullTeam);
/*
{
name: 'Boston Celtics',
colors: ['#007A33', '#BA9653', '#000000'],
nicknames: ['celtics', 'boston', 'bos', 'celt'],
abbrev: ['BOS'],
sport: 'nba'
}
*/
// Compare if two queries refer to the same team
const isSameTeam = await teamResolver.compare('nyg', 'giants');
console.log(isSameTeam); // true
```
## 🧰 API Reference
### `teamResolver.resolve(query, options?)`
Resolves a team based on the provided query string.
#### Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
| --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- |
| query | `string` | Team name, nickname, or abbreviation | Yes |
| options | `object` | Configuration options (see table below) | No |
#### Options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
| --------- | --------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| sport | `string` | `'all'` | Limit search to a specific sport (`'nba'`, `'nfl'`) |
| threshold | `number` | `0.4` | Search sensitivity (0-1). Lower = stricter matching |
| full | `boolean` | `false` | Return complete team object instead of just the name |
#### Returns
- If `options.full` is `false`: `Promise` - Team name
- If `options.full` is `true`: `Promise` - Complete team object
### `teamResolver.compare(query1, query2, options?)`
Compares if two queries resolve to the same team.
#### Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
| --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- |
| query1 | `string` | First team query | Yes |
| query2 | `string` | Second team query | Yes |
| options | `object` | Same options as `resolve()` method | No |
#### Returns
`Promise` - `true` if queries resolve to the same team
### Sports League Information Data
```typescript
// Get all NBA teams
const nbaTeams = await teamResolver.getNbaTeams(); // ['Atlanta Hawks', 'Boston Celtics', ....]
// Get all NFL teams
const nflTeams = await teamResolver.getNflTeams(); // ['Arizona Cardinals', 'Atlanta Falcons', ....]
```
### Team Interface
```typescript
interface Team {
name: string; // Full team name
colors: string[]; // Team colors as hex codes
nicknames: string[]; // Common nicknames and variations
abbrev: string[]; // Official abbreviations
sport: string; // Sport identifier ('nba' or 'nfl')
}
```
## 📚 Examples
### Basic Usage
```typescript
import { teamResolver } from 'resolve-team';
// Works with partial names
const team1 = await teamResolver.resolve('Bos'); // 'Boston Celtics'
// Works with misspellings
const team2 = await teamResolver.resolve('cetis'); // 'Boston Celtics'
// Works with abbreviations
const team3 = await teamResolver.resolve('gia'); // 'New York Giants'
```
### Sport-Specific Resolution
```typescript
// Limit search to NFL teams
const nflTeam = await teamResolver.resolve('giants', {
sport: 'nfl',
threshold: 0.3
});
console.log(nflTeam); // 'New York Giants'
```
### Advanced Comparison
```typescript
// Check if teams are the same with custom threshold
const sameTeam = await teamResolver.compare('nyknicks', 'new york', {
threshold: 0.2,
sport: 'nba'
});
console.log(sameTeam); // true
```
## 🛠️ Contributing
Contributions are welcome and greatly appreciated! Here are some ways you can contribute:
- Add support for additional sports leagues
- Fine-tune the fuzzy search algorithm
- Improve filtering options
- Add strict sport validation
Please check out our [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) before submitting PRs.
## 🔮 Roadmap
- [ ] Add MLB (Major League Baseball) teams
- [ ] Add NHL (National Hockey League) teams
- [ ] Add Premier League teams
- [ ] Strict sport validation option
- [ ] Team logo URL support
## 📝 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## 👥 Authors
- [@fearandesire](https://github.com/fearandesire) - Creator & Maintainer