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vault/ui/lib/core/addon/utils/common-prefix.js
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/**
* Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
*/
export default function (arr = [], attribute = 'id') {
if (!arr.length) {
return '';
}
// this assumes an already sorted array
// if the array is sorted, we want to compare the first and last
// item in the array - if they share a prefix, all of the items do
const firstString = arr[0][attribute];
const lastString = arr[arr.length - 1][attribute];
// the longest the shared prefix could be is the length of the match
const targetLength = firstString.length;
let prefixLength = 0;
// walk the two strings, and if they match at the current length,
// increment the prefixLength and try again
while (
prefixLength < targetLength &&
firstString.charAt(prefixLength) === lastString.charAt(prefixLength)
) {
prefixLength++;
}
// slice the prefix from the first item
return firstString.substring(0, prefixLength);
}