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searchAnime

searchAnime()

This function is used to search for similar animes using its title(anime name).


Parameters

  • animeName

This parameter is to give the anime name to search for in DB

  • ratio

This parameter specifies the similarity of search to result. The values range from 0.1 to 1. If inputted 1, it means 100% similarity. (Default 0.4)


Usage

1st Method:

const { searchAnime } = require('anichu.db');
( async () => {
const res = await searchAnime('sword art online');
// or
const res = await searchAnime('sword art online', 0.8);
console.log(res);
})();

2nd Method:

const anidb = require('anichu.db');
( async () => {
const res = await anidb.anime.search('sword art online ');
// or
const res = await anidb.anime.search('sword art online ', 0.6);
console.log(res);
})();

This function returns a maximum of 10 entries only so that the output window won’t get clogged.