Refactor TextSearch classes for improved clarity and semantic accuracy #2416
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Summary
This PR refactors the
TextSearch
andIndexedTextSearch
classes to improve maintainability, accuracy, and readability. Key improvements include:BaseTextSearch
class to remove duplicate logicLevenshteinDistance
withSpacySimilarity
(if available) for better semantic comparisonsWhy
The previous implementation had redundant code across classes and relied solely on Levenshtein distance, which does not capture meaning. This update leverages built-in ChatterBot capabilities to improve results while making the code more maintainable.
Notes
in_response_to
is missingLet me know if you’d like this to support a fallback to
LevenshteinDistance
ifSpacySimilarity
isn’t available.