@loopback/docs/site/apidocs/repository.deduplicate.md

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## deduplicate() function

Dedupe an array

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function deduplicate<T>(input: T[]): T[];
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  input | <code>T[]</code> | an array of sourceIds |

<b>Returns:</b>

`T[]`

an array with unique items