array_pinch

Find a slice in an array matching a start/end pair and remove or replace them.

pinch = require "pinch"
arr = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
pinch(arr).remove [3,5]
# ===> [ 1, 2, 6 ]

Differences with: array_surgeon

The npm package, array_surgeon, requires you to be define each element in the slice you want to find:

surgeon = require "surgeon"
arr = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
surgeon(arr).remove [3,4,5]
# ===> [ 1, 2, 6 ]

Installation & Usage

shell> npm install array_pinch

pinch = require 'array_pinch'

hay = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]

// You can use a regular array
pinch(hay).remove [ 2, 5 ]
# ==> [ 1, 6 ]

pinch(hay).replace [ 2, 5 ], "missing"
# ==> [ 1, "missing", 6 ]

You also get remove_all and replace_all:

hay = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]

// You can use a regular array
pinch(hay).remove_all [ 2, 5 ]
# ==> [ 1, 6, 1, 6 ]

pinch(hay).replace_all [ 2, 5 ], "missing"
# ==> [ 1, "missing", 6, 1, "missing", 6 ]

Using Functions for Comparison

You can also use a function for comparision:

is_2 = (val) ->
  val is 2
  
is_5 = (val) ->
  val is 5
  
pinch(hay).remove [ is_2, is_5 ]
# ==> [ 1,  6 ]

pinch(hay).replace [ is_2, is_5 ], "two", "->", "five"
# ==> [ 1, "two", "->", "five", 6 ]

The comparison function also accepts two other arguments:

• arr_i: the position of the value within the array.
• finder_i: the position of the comparison function within the array of finders.

Example:

is_2 = (val, arr_i, finder_i) ->
  console.log "Checking #{val} at position #{arr_i} with finder at #{finder_i}"
  val is 2

Get Info on a Slice

You can also get info on the first slice that matches your slice:

pinch(hay).describe_slice [ is_2, is_5 ]

# ==> 
{ 
  start_index: 1, 
  end_index:   5, 
  length:      4,
  slice:       [2, 3, 4, 5],
  indexs:      [1, 2, 3, 4]
}