dup/dup.js

Initialize an array of arrays to a constant

"use strict"

function dupe_array(count, value, i) {
  var c = count[i]|0
  if(c <= 0) {
    return []
  }
  var result = new Array(c), j
  if(i === count.length-1) {
    for(j=0; j<c; ++j) {
      result[j] = value
    }
  } else {
    for(j=0; j<c; ++j) {
      result[j] = dupe_array(count, value, i+1)
    }
  }
  return result
}

function dupe_number(count, value) {
  var result, i
  result = new Array(count)
  for(i=0; i<count; ++i) {
    result[i] = value
  }
  return result
}

function dupe(count, value) {
  if(typeof value === "undefined") {
    value = 0
  }
  switch(typeof count) {
    case "number":
      if(count > 0) {
        return dupe_number(count|0, value)
      }
    break
    case "object":
      if(typeof (count.length) === "number") {
        return dupe_array(count, value, 0)
      }
    break
  }
  return []
}

module.exports = dupe