assure-array

assure-array

Wraps a value in an array if it isn't already one. Returns an empty array for null and undefined.

A typical usecase for this: when you have an option that accepts multiple values as an array, but you want to make the use of an array literal optional when there's only a single value to specify.

License

WTFPL or CC0, whichever you prefer. A donation and/or attribution are appreciated, but not required.

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Contributing

Pull requests welcome. Please make sure your modifications are in line with the overall code style, and ensure that you're editing the files in src/, not those in lib/.

Build tool of choice is gulp; simply run gulp while developing, and it will watch for changes.

Be aware that by making a pull request, you agree to release your modifications under the licenses stated above.

Usage

Some examples:

var assureArray = require("assure-array");

assureArray("hello world");      // ["hello world!"]
assureArray(["hello", "world"]); // ["hello", "world"]
assureArray(null);               // []
assureArray([true]);             // [true]

API

assureArray(value)

Ensures that the provided value is returned as an array.

• If value is an array already, this returns the array unchanged.
• If value is null or undefined, this returns an empty array.
• If value is any other kind of value, this returns a new array containing just that one value.