module.exports = function soundex(str) { // discuss at: https://locutus.io/php/soundex/ // original by: Jonas Raoni Soares Silva (https://www.jsfromhell.com) // original by: Arnout Kazemier (https://www.3rd-Eden.com) // improved by: Jack // improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io) // bugfixed by: Onno Marsman (https://twitter.com/onnomarsman) // bugfixed by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io) // input by: Brett Zamir (https://brett-zamir.me) // revised by: RafaƂ Kukawski (https://blog.kukawski.pl) // example 1: soundex('Kevin') // returns 1: 'K150' // example 2: soundex('Ellery') // returns 2: 'E460' // example 3: soundex('Euler') // returns 3: 'E460' str = (str + '').toUpperCase() if (!str) { return '' } const sdx = [0, 0, 0, 0] const m = { B: 1, F: 1, P: 1, V: 1, C: 2, G: 2, J: 2, K: 2, Q: 2, S: 2, X: 2, Z: 2, D: 3, T: 3, L: 4, M: 5, N: 5, R: 6, } let i = 0 let j let s = 0 let c let p while ((c = str.charAt(i++)) && s < 4) { if ((j = m[c])) { if (j !== p) { sdx[s++] = p = j } } else { s += i === 1 p = 0 } } sdx[0] = str.charAt(0) return sdx.join('') }