--!native
--!optimize 2
-- Compiled with roblox-ts v3.0.0
local TS = _G[script]
local CharAt = TS.import(script, script.Parent.Parent, "Utils", "CharAt")
--[[
	*
	 * Calculates Hamming distance between two strings.
	 * For unequal lengths, adds the difference in lengths to the mismatch count.
	 
]]
local function HammingDistanceScore(term, query)
	local min_len = math.min(#term, #query)
	local max_len = math.max(#term, #query)
	local distance = max_len - min_len
	do
		local i = 0
		local _shouldIncrement = false
		while true do
			if _shouldIncrement then
				i += 1
			else
				_shouldIncrement = true
			end
			if not (i < min_len) then
				break
			end
			if CharAt(term, i) ~= CharAt(query, i) then
				distance += 1
			end
		end
	end
	return distance
end
return {
	HammingDistanceScore = HammingDistanceScore,
}