Feature Request: Enhanced Author Search and Management

[Sohail2949000]

The current author search functionality during PDF uploads has limitations:

Partial Matching: The search currently requires an exact match of the author's full name. Partial matches, such as searching for a substring within the author name, are not supported.

Duplicate Author Creation: When multiple users have write permission and attempt to add authors, there's a risk of creating duplicate author entries with slight variations (e.g., "Company Elite" vs. "Elite").

Proposal:

Implement Partial Matching: Enable partial matching for author searches during PDF uploads. This would allow users to quickly find authors using substrings of their names (e.g., searching for "Elite" should return results for "The Company Elite").

Enhance Author Management:

Prioritize Existing Authors: When a user searches for an author and a close match (e.g., a substring match) exists in the existing author list, display a warning or suggestion to select the existing author instead of creating a new one.
Consider Implementing a "Fuzzy Matching" Algorithm: This would improve the accuracy of author searches and suggest the closest matches even with minor variations in spelling or capitalization.
Benefits:

Improved Search Efficiency: Partial matching would significantly speed up author searches and improve the user experience.
Reduced Data Duplication: Minimizing the creation of duplicate author entries would improve data consistency and maintainability.
Enhanced User Friendliness: The proposed enhancements would make the author management process more intuitive and user-friendly.
I believe these enhancements would significantly improve the PDF Keeper author management experience and contribute to a cleaner and more efficient workflow.