Count Unique Names

A NodeJS implementation of a function that counts unique names in a transaction

File structure

• data/: Contains CSV sheets used for the project. Each CSV should have each alias point only towards a single name
  • nicknames/: CSV files containing nicknames and names that reference the same value
  • firstnames/: TXT files containing first names in the English language
  • surnames/: TXT files containing surnames in the English language
• tests/: Contains the script file and test data for the main function
  • test-data.csv: Test data for the function
  • test.js: Test script
• spell-checker.js: An implementation of a spell checker, using data that consists every first and last name in the English language (First and Surname CSV)
• nickname-checker.js: A function that checks if 2 first names are nicknames of each other (Common nickname CSV)
• count-names.js: The main function, uses functions defined in the files listed earlier to count how many unique names are in a transaction

How to test it

# Run the test script
node tests/test.js
# That's it! No additional dependencies are needed in order to run the code

Data sources

• Common nickname CSV
• First and Surname CSV