Usage

var bifurcateBy = require( '@stdlib/utils-bifurcate-by' );

bifurcateBy( collection, [options,] predicate )

Splits values into two groups according to a predicate function, which specifies which group an element in the input collection belongs to. If a predicate function returns a truthy value, a collection element belongs to the first group; otherwise, a collection element belongs to the second group.

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var out = bifurcateBy( arr, predicate );
// returns [ [ 'beep', 'boop', 'bar' ], [ 'foo' ] ]

A predicate function is provided two arguments:

• value: collection element
• index: collection index

function predicate( v, i ) {
    console.log( '%d: %s', i, v );
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var out = bifurcateBy( arr, predicate );
// returns [ [ 'beep', 'boop', 'bar' ], [ 'foo' ] ]

The function accepts the following options:

• returns: specifies the output format. If the option equals 'values', the function outputs element values. If the option equals 'indices', the function outputs element indices. If the option equals '*', the function outputs both element indices and values. Default: 'values'.
• thisArg: execution context.

By default, the function returns element values. To return element indices, set the returns option to 'indices'.

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var opts = {
    'returns': 'indices'
};
var out = bifurcateBy( arr, opts, predicate );
// returns [ [ 0, 1, 3 ], [ 2 ] ]

To return index-element pairs, set the returns option to '*'.

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var opts = {
    'returns': '*'
};
var out = bifurcateBy( arr, opts, predicate );
// returns [ [ [ 0, 'beep' ], [ 1, 'boop' ], [ 3, 'bar' ] ], [ [ 2, 'foo' ] ] ]

To set the predicate execution context, provide a thisArg.

function predicate( v ) {
    this.count += 1;
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var context = {
    'count': 0
};
var opts = {
    'thisArg': context
};
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var out = bifurcateBy( arr, opts, predicate );
// returns [ [ 'beep', 'boop', 'bar' ], [ 'foo' ] ]

console.log( context.count );
// => 4