/*
 This file is part of GNU Taler
 (C) 2021 Taler Systems S.A.
 GNU Taler is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
 Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
 GNU Taler is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 GNU Taler; see the file COPYING.  If not, see 
 */
import { WithId } from "../declaration.js";
/**
*
* @author Sebastian Javier Marchano (sebasjm)
*/
export interface Actions {
  element: T;
  type: 'DELETE' | 'UPDATE';
}
function notEmpty(value: TValue | null | undefined): value is TValue {
  return value !== null && value !== undefined;
}
export function buildActions(instances: T[], selected: string[], action: 'DELETE'): Actions[] {
  return selected.map(id => instances.find(i => i.id === id))
    .filter(notEmpty)
    .map(id => ({ element: id, type: action }))
}
/**
 * For any object or array, return the same object if is not empty.
 * not empty: 
 *  - for arrays: at least one element not undefined
 *  - for objects: at least one property not undefined
 * @param obj 
 * @returns 
 */
export function undefinedIfEmpty|Array>(obj: T): T | undefined {
  if (obj === undefined) return undefined
  return Object.values(obj).some((v) => v !== undefined)
    ? obj
    : undefined;
}