Make Array of Objects Unique (filter by property name)

makeObjectArrayPropertiesUnique.ts

// Learn more about Set on MDN:
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Set

// Here are some other ways to filter and manipulate object contents:
// https://masteringjs.io/tutorials/fundamentals/filter-object

const data = [
  {
    name: "car1",
    id: 1,
  }, 
  {
  	name: "car1",
    id: 2,
  }, 
  {
  	name: "car2",
    id: 3,
  }
];

const makeObjectArrayPropertiesUnique = (arr, prop) => {
  const s = new Set();

  return arr?.filter(d => {
    if (!s.has(d[prop])) {
      s.add(d[prop]);

      return d;
    }
  });  
};

console.log(makeObjectArrayPropertiesUnique(data, 'name'));