Lexiconga/src/Helper.js

class Helper {
  constructor () {
    this.addHelpfulPrototypes();
  }

  addHelpfulPrototypes () {
    // Warn if overriding existing method
    if (String.prototype.capitalize)
      console.warn("Overriding existing String.prototype.capitalize. Possible causes: New API defines the method, there's a framework conflict or you've got double inclusions in your code.");
    String.prototype.capitalize = function () {
      return this.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + this.slice(1);
    }

    // Warn if overriding existing method
    if (String.prototype.replaceAt)
      console.warn("Overriding existing String.prototype.replaceAt. Possible causes: New API defines the method, there's a framework conflict or you've got double inclusions in your code.");
    String.prototype.replaceAt = function (index, replacement) {
      return this.substr(0, index) + replacement + this.substr(index + replacement.length);
    }

    // Warn if overriding existing method
    if (Array.prototype.equals)
      console.warn("Overriding existing Array.prototype.equals. Possible causes: New API defines the method, there's a framework conflict or you've got double inclusions in your code.");
    // attach the .equals method to Array's prototype to call it on any array
    Array.prototype.equals = function (array) {
      // if the other array is a falsy value, return
      if (!array)
        return false;

      // compare lengths - can save a lot of time 
      if (this.length != array.length)
        return false;

      for (var i = 0, l=this.length; i < l; i++) {
        // Check if we have nested arrays
        if (this[i] instanceof Array && array[i] instanceof Array) {
          // recurse into the nested arrays
          if (!this[i].equals(array[i]))
            return false;       
        }           
        else if (this[i] != array[i]) { 
          // Warning - two different object instances will never be equal: {x:20} != {x:20}
          return false;   
        }           
      }       
      return true;
    }
    // Hide method from for-in loops
    Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'equals', {enumerable: false});

    // Warn if overriding existing method
    if (Array.prototype.unique)
      console.warn("Overriding existing Array.prototype.unique. Possible causes: New API defines the method, there's a framework conflict or you've got double inclusions in your code.");
    // attach the .unique method to Array's prototype to call it on any array
    Array.prototype.unique = function () {
      return this.filter(function(item, position, array) {
        return array.indexOf(item) == position;
      });
    }
    // Hide method from for-in loops
    Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'unique', {enumerable: false});

    // Warn if overriding existing method
    if (Array.prototype.sortCustomOrder)
      console.warn("Overriding existing Array.prototype.sortCustomOrder. Possible causes: New API defines the method, there's a framework conflict or you've got double inclusions in your code.");
    // attach the .sortCustomOrder method to Array's prototype to call it on any array
    Array.prototype.sortCustomOrder = function (sortOrderArray, sortKey = null) {
      // Depends on above prototype
      sortOrderArray = sortOrderArray.unique()
        .map(item => { return item.toLowerCase() });

      if (sortOrderArray.length > 0) {
        return this.sort(function (a, b) {
          if (sortKey) {
            const aValue = a[sortKey].toLowerCase(),
              bValue = b[sortKey].toLowerCase();
            return sortOrderArray.indexOf(aValue) - sortOrderArray.indexOf(bValue);
          }

          const aValue = a.toLowerCase(),
              bValue = b.toLowerCase();
          return sortOrderArray.indexOf(aValue) - sortOrderArray.indexOf(bValue);
        });
      }

      // If an empty sort array is given, sort it alphabetically.
      if (sortKey) {
        return this.sort(function (a, b) {
          if (a[sortKey] == b[sortKey]) return 0;
          return (a[sortKey] < b[sortKey]) ? -1 : 1;
        });
      }

      return this.sort();
    }
    // Hide method from for-in loops
    Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'sortCustomOrder', {enumerable: false});

    // Warn if overriding existing method
    if (Object.prototype.isEmpty)
      console.warn("Overriding existing Object.prototype.isEmpty. Possible causes: New API defines the method, there's a framework conflict or you've got double inclusions in your code.");
    Object.prototype.isEmpty = function () {
      for(let key in this) {
        if(this.hasOwnProperty(key))
          return false;
      }
      return true;
    }
    // Hide method from for-in loops
    Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'isEmpty', {enumerable: false});
  }

  characterIsUppercase (character) {
    return character === character.toUpperCase();
  }
}

export default new Helper;