# BlitzText
BlitzText is a high-performance library for efficient keyword extraction and replacement in strings. It is based on the [FlashText](https://github.com/vi3k6i5/flashtext) and [Aho-Corasick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aho%E2%80%93Corasick_algorithm) algorithm. There are both Rust and Python implementations.
Main difference form Aho-Corasick is that BlitzText only matches the longest pattern in a greedy manner.
## Table of Contents
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Rust Usage](#rust-usage)
- [Python Usage](#python-usage)
- [Features](#Features)
- [1. Parallel Processing](#1-parallel-processing)
- [2. Fuzzy Matching](#2-fuzzy-matching)
- [3. Case Sensitivity](#3-case-sensitivity)
- [4. Overlapping Matches](#4-overlapping-matches)
- [5. Custom Non-Word Boundaries](#5-custom-non-word-boundaries)
- [Performance](#performance)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)
## Installation
### Rust
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
blitztext = "0.1.0"
```
or
```shell
cargo add blitztext
```
### Python
Install the library using pip:
```
pip install blitztext
```
## Usage
### Rust Usage
```rust
use blitztext::KeywordProcessor;
fn main() {
let mut processor = KeywordProcessor::new();
processor.add_keyword("rust", Some("Rust Lang"));
processor.add_keyword("programming", Some("Coding"));
let text = "I love rust programming";
let matches = processor.extract_keywords(text, None);
for m in matches {
println!("Found '{}' at [{}, {}]", m.keyword, m.start, m.end);
}
let replaced = processor.replace_keywords(text, None);
println!("Replaced text: {}", replaced);
// Output: "I love Rust Lang Coding"
}
```
### Python Usage
```python
from blitztext import KeywordProcessor
processor = KeywordProcessor()
processor.add_keyword("rust", "Rust Lang")
processor.add_keyword("programming", "Coding")
text = "I love rust programming"
matches = processor.extract_keywords(text)
for m in matches:
print(f"Found '{m.keyword}' at [{m.start}, {m.end}]")
replaced = processor.replace_keywords(text)
// Output: "I love Rust Lang Coding"
print(f"Replaced text: {replaced}")
```
## Features
### 1. Parallel Processing
For processing multiple texts in parallel:
```rust
// Rust
let texts = vec!["Text 1", "Text 2", "Text 3"];
let results = processor.parallel_extract_keywords_from_texts(&texts, None);
```
```python
# Python
texts = ["Text 1", "Text 2", "Text 3"]
results = processor.parallel_extract_keywords_from_texts(texts)
```
### 2. Fuzzy Matching
Both Rust and Python implementations support fuzzy matching:
```rust
// Rust
let matches = processor.extract_keywords(text, Some(0.8));
```
```python
# Python
matches = processor.extract_keywords(text, threshold=0.8)
```
### 3. Case Sensitivity
You can enable case-sensitive matching:
```rust
// Rust
let mut processor = KeywordProcessor::with_options(true, false);
processor.add_keyword("Rust", Some("Rust Lang"));
let matches = processor.extract_keywords("I love Rust and rust", None);
// Only "Rust" will be matched, not "rust"
```
```python
# Python
processor = KeywordProcessor(case_sensitive=True)
processor.add_keyword("Rust", "Rust Lang")
matches = processor.extract_keywords("I love Rust and rust")
# Only "Rust" will be matched, not "rust"
```
### 4. Overlapping Matches
Enable overlapping matches:
```rust
// Rust
let mut processor = KeywordProcessor::with_options(false, true);
processor.add_keyword("word", None);
processor.add_keyword("sword", None);
let matches = processor.extract_keywords("I have a sword", None);
// "word" will be matched
```
```python
# Python
processor = KeywordProcessor(allow_overlaps=True)
processor.add_keyword("word")
matches = processor.extract_keywords("I have a sword")
# "word" will be matched
```
### 5. Custom Non-Word Boundaries
This library uses the concept of non-word boundaries to determine where words begin and end. By default, alphanumeric characters and underscores are considered part of a word. You can customize this behavior to fit your specific needs.
#### Understanding Non-Word Boundaries
- Characters defined as non-word boundaries are considered part of a word.
- Characters not defined as non-word boundaries are treated as word separators.
#### Example
```rust
// Rust
let mut processor = KeywordProcessor::new();
processor.add_keyword("rust", None);
processor.add_keyword("programming", Some("coding"));
let text = "I-love-rust-programming-and-1coding2";
// Default behavior: '-' is a word separator
let matches = processor.extract_keywords(text, None);
assert_eq!(matches.len(), 2);
// Matches: "rust" and "coding"
// Add '-' as a non-word boundary
processor.add_non_word_boundary('-');
// Now '-' is considered part of words
let matches = processor.extract_keywords(text, None);
assert_eq!(matches.len(), 0);
// No matches, because "rust" and "programming" are now part of larger "words"
```
```python
# Python
processor = KeywordProcessor()
processor.add_keyword("rust")
processor.add_keyword("programming", "coding")
text = "I-love-rust-programming-and-1coding2"
# Default behavior: '-' is a word separator
matches = processor.extract_keywords(text)
assert len(matches) == 2
# Matches: "rust" and "coding"
# Add '-' as a non-word boundary
processor.add_non_word_boundary('-')
# Now '-' is considered part of words
matches = processor.extract_keywords(text)
assert len(matches) == 0
# No matches, because "rust" and "programming" are now part of larger "words"
```
#### Setting a whole new set of non-word boundaries
```rust
// Rust
processor.set_non_word_boundaries(&['-', '_', '@']);
```
```python
# Python
processor.set_non_word_boundaries(['-', '_', '@'])
```
## Performance
---
BlitzText is designed for high performance, making it suitable for processing large volumes of text.
Benchmark details [here](benches/benchmark_results.md).
Mult-threaded performance:
## Contributing
---
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
## Issues
If you encounter any problems, please file an [issue](https://github.com/praise2112/blitztext/issues) along with a detailed description.
## License
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This project is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/praise2112/blitztext/blob/main/LICENSE).