Data Type Methods

A Collection of methods to operate against data types in JavaScript.

The goal of Data Type Methods (DTM) is to make common interactions with data types faster and simpler. While often the methods being exposed are achievable within a few lines of code, nothing beats having repeatable and simple access to these same functions over and over.

If you'd like to add new methods, feel free to make a PR after reviewing the docs!

Installation

> npm install @confused-techie/dtm

API

module: dtm

Data Type Methods: A Collection of methods to operate against data types in JavaScript.

const dtm = require("@confused-techie/dtm");

function: getDedupedArray

Deduplicates the provided array, returning a new array without duplicates. Works only on arrays of Strings, Numbers, Booleans.

Parameters:

• value <*>: The Array to Deduplicate

Returns:

• <*>: Returns an array of values, deduplicated.

function: getRoughObjectSize

Determines the rough size of the object in memory, in bytes.

Parameters:

• value <*>: The value to inspect.

Returns:

• <integer>: Returns the integer value of the object in bytes.

function: isArrayPopulated

Determines not only if the input value is an array, but also if contains any content.

Parameters:

• value <*>: The value to inspect.

Returns:

• <boolean>: True if the provided input is an array, and has a length longer than 0. False if either the input value is not an array, or has a length of 0.

function: isNull

Determines if the input value is null.

Parameters:

• value <*>: The value to inspect.

Returns:

• <boolean>: Returns true if the value is null, returns false if the value is any other valid data type, including undefined or other falsy values.