What is arr-flatten?
The arr-flatten npm package is a utility for flattening nested arrays into a single-level array. It is a simple and focused package that does not handle arguments other than arrays (e.g., it does not flatten array-like objects).
What are arr-flatten's main functionalities?
Flatten nested arrays
This feature allows you to flatten a deeply nested array into a single-level array. The code sample demonstrates how to use the `.flat()` method to flatten an array with multiple levels of nesting.
[1, [2, [3, [4]], 5]].flat()
Other packages similar to arr-flatten
lodash.flatten
Lodash provides a method called `flatten` that can flatten arrays up to one level deep. It is part of the larger Lodash library, which offers a wide range of utilities for working with arrays, objects, and other types. Compared to arr-flatten, lodash.flatten is part of a larger utility library and may not be as lightweight if you only need to flatten arrays.
flat
The `flat` package offers functionality to flatten arrays with additional options, such as specifying the depth to which the array should be flattened. It can also flatten array-like objects, unlike arr-flatten. This package provides more flexibility and features compared to arr-flatten, which is more minimalistic.
arr-flatten
Recursively flatten an array or arrays.
Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save arr-flatten
Install
Install with bower
$ bower install arr-flatten --save
Usage
var flatten = require('arr-flatten');
flatten(['a', ['b', ['c']], 'd', ['e']]);
Why another flatten utility?
I wanted the fastest implementation I could find, with implementation choices that should work for 95% of use cases, but no cruft to cover the other 5%.
About
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Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Contributors
Building docs
(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)
To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb
Running tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
Author
Jon Schlinkert
License
Copyright © 2017, Jon Schlinkert.
Released under the MIT License.
This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.6.0, on July 05, 2017.