brackt/app/lib/normalize-team-name.ts

/**
 * Normalize a team name for fuzzy matching across data sources.
 * Lowercases, trims, and collapses whitespace.
 */
export function normalizeTeamName(name: string): string {
  return name.toLowerCase().trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ");
}

/**
 * Try to match `apiName` to one of the participant names.
 * Returns the matched participant name, or null if no match found.
 *
 * Strategy:
 * 1. Exact normalized match (case-insensitive)
 * 2. Substring: one contains the other (handles "Golden State" vs "Golden State Warriors")
 *
 * Note: City abbreviations like "LA" ↔ "Los Angeles" are NOT handled here — the
 * NBA/NHL APIs typically return full city names so the admin should enter full names
 * in the participant list to ensure reliable matching.
 */
export function findMatchingTeamName(
  apiName: string,
  participantNames: string[]
): string | null {
  const normalizedApi = normalizeTeamName(apiName);

  // Guard: empty API name should never match anything
  if (!normalizedApi) return null;

  // 1. Exact match
  for (const name of participantNames) {
    if (normalizeTeamName(name) === normalizedApi) return name;
  }

  // 2. Substring match (only when the shorter string is at least 4 chars to avoid false positives)
  for (const name of participantNames) {
    const normalizedParticipant = normalizeTeamName(name);
    if (
      normalizedApi.length >= 4 &&
      normalizedParticipant.length >= 4 &&
      (normalizedApi.includes(normalizedParticipant) ||
        normalizedParticipant.includes(normalizedApi))
    ) {
      return name;
    }
  }

  return null;
}