Function pickBestFormula

pickBestFormula(candidates: string[]): undefined | string

Returns the most-likely-correct formula from a list of raw matches (highest scoreFormula, first match winning ties), or undefined when the list is empty.

Parameters

candidates: string[]
Raw formula matches, e.g. from matchAll.

Returns undefined | string

The best candidate, or undefined.

Example

pickBestFormula(["IN", "CS", "NaOSOCH3"]); // "NaOSOCH3"

Source

export function pickBestFormula(candidates: string[]): string | undefined {
  let best: string | undefined;
  let bestScore = -Infinity;
  for (const candidate of candidates) {
    const score = scoreFormula(candidate);
    if (score > bestScore) {
      bestScore = score;
      best = candidate;
    }
  }
  return best;
}