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diff --git a/src/libutil/suggestions.hh b/src/libutil/suggestions.hh
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "comparator.hh"
+#include "types.hh"
+#include <set>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+int levenshteinDistance(std::string_view first, std::string_view second);
+
+/**
+ * A potential suggestion for the cli interface.
+ */
+class Suggestion {
+public:
+    int distance; // The smaller the better
+    std::string suggestion;
+
+    std::string to_string() const;
+
+    GENERATE_CMP(Suggestion, me->distance, me->suggestion)
+};
+
+class Suggestions {
+public:
+    std::set<Suggestion> suggestions;
+
+    std::string to_string() const;
+
+    Suggestions trim(
+        int limit = 5,
+        int maxDistance = 2
+    ) const;
+
+    static Suggestions bestMatches (
+        std::set<std::string> allMatches,
+        std::string query
+    );
+
+    Suggestions& operator+=(const Suggestions & other);
+};
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & str, const Suggestion &);
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & str, const Suggestions &);
+
+// Either a value of type `T`, or some suggestions
+template<typename T>
+class OrSuggestions {
+public:
+    using Raw = std::variant<T, Suggestions>;
+
+    Raw raw;
+
+    T* operator ->()
+    {
+        return &**this;
+    }
+
+    T& operator *()
+    {
+        return std::get<T>(raw);
+    }
+
+    operator bool() const noexcept
+    {
+        return std::holds_alternative<T>(raw);
+    }
+
+    OrSuggestions(T t)
+        : raw(t)
+    {
+    }
+
+    OrSuggestions()
+        : raw(Suggestions{})
+    {
+    }
+
+    static OrSuggestions<T> failed(const Suggestions & s)
+    {
+        auto res = OrSuggestions<T>();
+        res.raw = s;
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    static OrSuggestions<T> failed()
+    {
+        return OrSuggestions<T>::failed(Suggestions{});
+    }
+
+    const Suggestions & getSuggestions()
+    {
+        static Suggestions noSuggestions;
+        if (const auto & suggestions = std::get_if<Suggestions>(&raw))
+            return *suggestions;
+        else
+            return noSuggestions;
+    }
+
+};
+
+}