Some

A JavaScript library that adds some helper functions to strings and arrays for fun and profit. Built on top of my very cool reservoir library.

Installation

Node.js

For Node.js, use npm:

npm install some

..then require Some:

var Some = require('some');

In the browser, traditional

For the browser, add the following to your pages:

<script src="reservoir/reservoir.js"></script>
<script src="some.js"></script>

In the browser, using AMD (require.js)

...Or using AMD in the browser:

require(["some"], function(Some) {
    // ...
});

Usage

Some is an object that contains two decorator functions: Array and String. The purpose of the decorator functions is to add some new methods to an existing Array or String.

Basic

We can use these functions to decorate a single string or array object:

var myString = Some.String("A simple wish in the wind is like a bird on the dish.");
 
var myArray = Some.Array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6, 7, 8, 9, 10]);

Now, using those objects we can use some of the new functions:

// replace 3 occurances of the letter "i" followed by at least two letters
// with the letter "a"
var newString = myString.replaceSome(/i(\w{2,})/g, 3, "a$1");
 
newString => "A simple wash in the wind is like a bard on the dash."
 
// Calculate the average value of 3 randomly chosen values
var average = myArray.reduceSome(3, function(prev, curr, i) {
    var diff = curr - prev;
    return prev + diff / (i + 1);
});
 
average => 4.333333333333333

Advanced Usage

If you want to use these decorations with all strings and arrays within your script they can be applied to the String.prototype and Array.prototype objects:

Some.String(String.prototype);
Some.Array(Array.prototype);

Decorations

There are two decorators included within Some object:

• Some.String
  • String#replaceSome
• Some.Array
  • Array#sliceSome
  • Array#filterSome
  • Array#forSome
  • Array#everySome
  • Array#someSome
  • Array#reduceSome
  • Array#reduceRightSome
  • Array#mapSome
  • Array#mapSomeSparse

Some.String([stringToDecorate])

Returns

stringToDecorate if provided otherwise a new empty String with the following function added to it:

• String#replaceSome

String#replaceSome(regexp|substr, numToReplace, newSubStr|function)

Replaces numToReplace number of regexp|substr matches with newSubStr|function.

Parameters

regexp A RegExp object. The match is replaced by the return value of parameter #2.

substr A String that is to be replaced by newSubStr.

numToReplace A Number. Maximum number of replacements to make.

newSubStr The String that replaces the substring received from parameter #1. A number of special replacement patterns are supported; see the "Specifying a string as a parameter" section below.

function A function to be invoked to create the new substring (to put in place of the substring received from parameter #1). The arguments supplied to this function are described in the "Specifying a function as a parameter" section below.

Returns

The new String that is the result of performing the requested number of replacements.

Some.Array([arrayToDecorate])

Returns

arrayToDecorate if provided otherwise a new empty Array with the following functions added to it:

• Array#sliceSome
• Array#filterSome
• Array#forSome
• Array#everySome
• Array#someSome
• Array#reduceSome
• Array#reduceRightSome
• Array#mapSome
• Array#mapSomeSparse

Array#sliceSome(numToReturn[, begin][, end])

Returns a one-level deep copy of a portion of an array.

Parameters

numToReturn Number of array elements to randomly select for the new Array.

begin Zero-based index at which to begin extraction. As a negative index, begin indicates an offset from the end of the sequence. sliceSome(number, -2) extracts up to numToReturn elements starting from the second-to-last element in the sequence. If begin is omitted, sliceSome extracts from the beginning of the sequence.

end Zero-based index at which to end extraction. sliceSome extracts up to but not including end. slice(number, 1, 4) extracts up to numToReturn elements starting from the second element through the fourth element (elements indexed 1, 2, and 3). As a negative index, end indicates an offset from the end of the sequence. sliceSome(number, 2,-1) extracts up to numToReturn elements from the third element through the second-to-last element in the sequence. If end is omitted, sliceSome extracts to the end of the sequence.

Returns

A new Array containing a random sample of numToReturn elements from begin to end.

Array#filterSome(numToEvaluate, callback[, thisArg])

Creates a new array with all elements that pass the test implemented by the provided function.

Parameters

numToEvaluate Number of array elements to randomly select for the callback.

callback Function to test each element of the array.

thisArg Object to use as this when executing callback.

Returns

A new Array containing the values returned from callback.

Array#forSome(numToEvaluate, callback[, thisArg])

Executes a provided callback once per chosen array element.

Parameters

numToEvaluate Number of array elements to randomly select for the callback.

callback Function to execute for each element.

thisArg Object to use as this when executing callback.

Returns

Nothing.

Array#everySome(numToEvaluate, callback[, thisArg])

Tests whether the chosen elements in the array pass the test implemented by the provided function.

Parameters

numToEvaluate Number of array elements to randomly select for the callback.

callback Function to test for each element.

thisArg Object to use as this when executing callback.

Returns

A boolean. True if all chosen elements of the array passed the test in callback. Otherwise, false.

Array#someSome(numToEvaluate, callback[, thisArg])

Tests whether some element in the array passes the test implemented by the provided function.

Parameters

numToEvaluate Number of array elements to randomly select for the callback.

callback Function to test for each element.

thisArg Object to use as this when executing callback.

Returns

A boolean. True if any of the chosen elements of the array passed the test in callback. Otherwise, false.

Array#reduceSome(numToEvaluate, callback[, initialValue])

Apply a function against an accumulator and each value of the array (from left-to-right) as to reduce it to a single value.

Parameters

callback Function to execute on each value in the array, taking four arguments:

previousValue The value previously returned in the last invocation of the callback, or initialValue, if supplied. (See below.)

currentValue The current element being processed in the array.

index The index of the current element being processed in the array.

array The array reduce was called upon.

initialValue Object to use as the first argument to the first call of the callback.

Array#reduceRightSome(numToEvaluate, callback[, initialValue])

Apply a function against an accumulator and each value of the array (from right-to-left) as to reduce it to a single value.

Parameters

callback Function to execute on each value in the array, taking four arguments:

previousValue The value previously returned in the last invocation of the callback, or initialValue, if supplied. (See below.)

currentValue The current element being processed in the array.

index The index of the current element being processed in the array.

array The array reduce was called upon.

initialValue Object to use as the first argument to the first call of the callback.

Array#mapSome(numToEvaluate, callback[, thisArg])

Creates a new array with the results of calling a provided function on every element in this array.

Parameters

numToEvaluate Number of array elements to randomly select for the callback.

callback Function that produces an element of the new Array from an element of the current one.

thisArg Object to use as this when executing callback.

Returns

A new Array containing the values returned from callback.

Array#mapSomeSparse(numToEvaluate, callback[, thisArg])

Creates a new array with the results of calling a provided function on every element in this array.

Note The returned array will have the same length as the original array. All elements except for the chosen subset of elements returned will be undefined.

Parameters

numToEvaluate Number of array elements to randomly select for the callback.

callback Function that produces an element of the new Array from an element of the current one.

thisArg Object to use as this when executing callback.

Returns

A new Array containing the values returned from callback.