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Creates all possible combinations of all entries of multiple arrays.
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const combineAll = (function() { | |
/** | |
* Returns a `forEach`-function that either, when on a leaf, calls the callback, | |
* or calls `combine()` when on a branch. | |
* @param {Function} cb Callback | |
* @param {Array} arrays Array of arrays containing values to be combined. | |
* @param {Number} level Index in `arrays` the previous recursion is processing. | |
* @param {Array} pathValues Array containing values up to `level` | |
* @param {Array} pathIndices Array containing indices up to `level` | |
* @return {Function} Function to be supplied to `forEach` in `combine()`-functions. | |
*/ | |
const makeEach = (cb, arrays, level = 0, pathValues = [], pathIndices = []) => | |
(level === (arrays.length - 1)) | |
? (value, idx) => | |
// leaf - call callback | |
cb(...[...pathValues, value, ...pathIndices, idx]) | |
: (value, idx) => | |
// branch - descend | |
combine(cb, arrays, level, [...pathValues, value], [...pathIndices, idx]); | |
/** | |
* Takes the array at `level + 1` and calls each entry with a function returned | |
* from `makeEach()`. The function will call `combine()` recursively for the next `level`. | |
* @param {Function} cb Callback. | |
* @param {Array} arrays Array of arrays containing values to be combined. | |
* @param {Number} level Index in `arrays` the previous recursion is processing. | |
* @param {Array} pathValues Array containing values up to `level` | |
* @param {Array} pathIndices Array containing indices up to `level` | |
*/ | |
const combine = (cb, arrays, level, pathValues, pathIndices) => { | |
level += 1; | |
if (level < arrays.length) { | |
arrays[level].forEach(makeEach(cb, arrays, level, pathValues, pathIndices)); | |
} | |
} | |
/** | |
* Combines all values from all arrays in `arrays` with each other. Means: | |
* If you pass 3 arrays `combineAll(cb, ar1, ar2, ar3)`, then your callback will | |
* be called `ar1.length` x `ar2.length` x `ar3.length` times, and it will be | |
* called with 3 values (`ar1[m]`, `ar1[n]`, `ar1[l]`). | |
* @param {Function} cb Callback called with `arrays.length` arguments | |
* once for each possible combination. | |
* @param {...Array} arrays Arrays containing values to be combined. | |
*/ | |
const combineAll = (cb, ...arrays) => { | |
arrays[0].forEach(makeEach(cb, arrays)); | |
}; | |
return combineAll; | |
})(); | |
const ar1 = ['A', 'B']; | |
const ar2 = ['1', '2', '3']; | |
const ar3 = ['x', 'y']; | |
combineAll((a, b, c) => console.log(`${a}.${b}.${c}`), ar1, ar2, ar3); | |
/* | |
output: | |
A.1.x | |
A.1.y | |
A.2.x | |
A.2.y | |
A.3.x | |
A.3.y | |
B.1.x | |
B.1.y | |
B.2.x | |
B.2.y | |
B.3.x | |
B.3.y | |
*/ |
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