SuperMemo

A JavaScript/TypeScript implementation of the SuperMemo 2 (SM2) algorithm for spaced based repetition flashcards.

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Explanation

type SuperMemoItem = {
  interval: number;
  repetition: number;
  efactor: number;
};
 
type SuperMemoGrade = 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5;
 
supermemo(item: SuperMemoItem, grade: SuperMemoGrade): SuperMemoItem

• item
  • repetition: the number of continous correct responses. The initial repetition value should be 0.
  • interval: inter-repetition interval after the repetitions (in days). The initial interval value should be 0.
  • efactor: easiness factor reflecting the easiness of memorizing and retaining a given item in memory. The initial efactor value should be 2.5.
• grade:
  • 5: perfect response.
  • 4: correct response after a hesitation.
  • 3: correct response recalled with serious difficulty.
  • 2: incorrect response; where the correct one seemed easy to recall.
  • 1: incorrect response; the correct one remembered.
  • 0: complete blackout.

Installation

For Webpack

npm install --save supermemo

import { supermemo, SuperMemoItem, SuperMemoGrade } from 'supermemo';

For Node

npm install --save supermemo

const { supermemo } = require('supermemo');

For Deno

import { supermemo, SuperMemoItem, SuperMemoGrade } from 'https://deno.land/x/supermemo/mod.ts';

Usage

let item: SuperMemoItem = {
  interval: 0,
  repetition: 0,
  efactor: 2.5,
};
 
console.log(item);
 
item = supermemo(item, 5);
console.log(item);
 
item = supermemo(item, 4);
console.log(item);

How to implement SuperMemo with DayJS?

import dayjs from 'dayjs';
import { supermemo, SuperMemoItem, SuperMemoGrade } from 'supermemo';
 
interface Flashcard extends SuperMemoItem {
  front: string;
  back: string;
  dueDate: string;
}
 
function practice(flashcard: Flashcard, grade: SuperMemoGrade): Flashcard {
  const { interval, repetition, efactor } = supermemo(flashcard, grade);
  const dueDate = dayjs(Date.now()).add(interval, 'day').toISOString();
 
  return { ...flashcard, interval, repetition, efactor, dueDate };
}
 
let flashcard: Flashcard = {
  front: 'programer',
  back: 'an organism that turns caffeine in software',
  interval: 0,
  repetition: 0,
  efactor: 2.5,
  dueDate: dayjs(Date.now()).toISOString(),
};
 
console.log(flashcard);
 
flashcard = practice(flashcard, 5);
console.log(flashcard);
 
flashcard = practice(flashcard, 3);
console.log(flashcard);

References

• The explanation of SuperMemo 2 Algorithm
• The Delphi implementation of SuperMemo 2 Algorithm