added improved matching

algorithm/brute_force_matching.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import glob
 
 min_good_match = 15
 match_dist = 0.75
-def match_single_image(input_image, match_image) -> bool:
+def match_single_image(input_image, match_image):
     bf = cv2.BFMatcher()
     input_salamander = create_salamander_image(input_image)
     match_salamander = create_salamander_image(match_image)
@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@ def match_single_image(input_image, match_image) -> bool:
         if m.distance < match_dist * n.distance:
             goodmatch.append([m])
     if len(goodmatch) > min_good_match:
-        return True
-    return False
+        return True, len(goodmatch)
+    return False, 0
+
+def match_file_structure(input_image: str, match_directory: str):
+    best_match = -1
+    match_count = 0
 
-def match_file_structure(input_image: str, match_directory: str) -> int:
-    # check if input path is valid:
     if os.path.isfile(input_image):
         for folder in os.listdir(match_directory):
             name_list = glob.glob(os.path.join(match_directory, folder, "*_str.*"))
             for filename in name_list:
-                res = match_single_image(input_image, filename)
-                if res:
-                    return int(folder)
-        return -1
+                res, num_matches = match_single_image(input_image, filename)
+                if res and num_matches > match_count:
+                    match_count = num_matches
+                    best_match = int(folder)
+        return best_match
     else:
-        return None
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+        return None