# Source: businessRules/rules/arrayParsing/characterArrayParsing.js

    /**
     * @file characterArrayParsing.js
     * @module characterArrayParsing
     * @description Contains all system defined business rules for array parsing with a focus on characters.
     * @requires module:stringParsingUtilities
     * @requires module:ruleParsing
     * @requires module:configurator
     * @requires module:loggers
     * @requires {@link https://www.npmjs.com/package/@haystacks/constants|@haystacks/constants}
     * @requires {@link https://www.npmjs.com/package/path|path}
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/04/25
     * @copyright Copyright © 2022-… by Seth Hollingsead. All rights reserved
     */

    // Internal imports
    import stringParsingUtilities from '../stringParsingUtilities.js';
    import ruleParsing from '../ruleParsing.js';
    import configurator from '../../../executrix/configurator.js';
    import loggers from '../../../executrix/loggers.js';
    // External imports
    import hayConst from '@haystacks/constants';
    import path from 'path';

    const {bas, biz, cfg, msg, sys, wrd} = hayConst;
    const baseFileName = path.basename(import.meta.url, path.extname(import.meta.url));
    // businessRules.rules.arrayParsing.characterArrayParsing.
    const namespacePrefix = sys.cbusinessRules + bas.cDot + wrd.crules + bas.cDot + wrd.carray + wrd.cParsing + bas.cDot + baseFileName + bas.cDot;

    /**
     * @function replaceCharacterWithCharacter
     * @description Replaces all of the specified character in the inputData with another specified character.
     * @param {string} inputData A string that may or may not contain the specified
     * characters that should be converted to another specified character.
     * @param {array<string,string>} inputMetaData An array of data that contains 2 additional string parameters:
     * inputMetaData[0] === character2Find - The character to be searched and replaced from the input string.
     * inputMetaData[1] === character2Replace - The character that should be used to replace
     * the character specified for replacement from the input data.
     * @return {string} The same as the input string but with specified characters converted to the other specified character.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2021/10/28
     */
    async function replaceCharacterWithCharacter(inputData, inputMetaData) {
      let functionName = replaceCharacterWithCharacter.name;
      // console.log(`BEGIN ${namespacePrefix}${functionName} function`);
      // console.log(`inputData is: ${inputData}`);
      // console.log(`inputMetaData is: ${JSON.stringify(inputMetaData)}`);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputDataIs + inputData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputMetaDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputMetaData));
      let returnData;
      if (!inputData && !inputMetaData) {
        returnData = false;
      } else {
        if (await configurator.getConfigurationSetting(wrd.csystem, cfg.cconfigurationInitialized) === true) {
          returnData = await ruleParsing.processRulesInternal([inputData, inputMetaData], [biz.cutilitiesReplaceCharacterWithCharacter]);
        } else {
          returnData = await stringParsingUtilities.utilitiesReplaceCharacterWithCharacter(inputData, inputMetaData);
        }
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      // console.log(`returnData is: ${JSON.stringify(returnData)}`);
      // console.log(`END ${namespacePrefix}${functionName} function`);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function doesArrayContainCharacter
     * @description Parses through all the elements of an array and determines if any one of them contains the input character.
     * @param {string|boolean|integer|object} inputData The character that should be searched for in the array of elements.
     * @param {array<string|boolean|integer|object>} inputMetaData The array that should be searched for the specified character/value/etc...
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the value was found or not found.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/01/19
     */
    async function doesArrayContainCharacter(inputData, inputMetaData) {
      let functionName = doesArrayContainCharacter.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputMetaDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputMetaData));
      let returnData = false;
      if (inputData && inputMetaData) {
        for (const element of inputMetaData) {
          let arrayElement = element;
          if (arrayElement.includes(inputData) === true) {
            returnData = true;
            break;
          }
        } // end-for (const element of inputMetaData)
      } // end-if (inputData && inputMetaData)
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function removeCharacterFromArray
     * @description Removes all instances of a character or value from all array elements.
     * @param {string|integer|boolean|float|object} inputData The character, integer, boolean, float or object
     * that should be removed from all instances of the input array.
     * @param {array<string|boolean|integer|object>} inputMetaData The array from which all instances of the input character, integer, etc...should be removed.
     * @return {array<string|boolean|integer|object>} The array after having the specified character removed from all elements of the input array.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/01/19
     */
    async function removeCharacterFromArray(inputData, inputMetaData) {
      let functionName = removeCharacterFromArray.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // console.log(`BEGIN ${namespacePrefix}${functionName} function`);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputData));
      // console.log(msg.cinputDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputMetaDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputMetaData));
      // console.log(msg.cinputMetaDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputMetaData));
      let returnData = false;
      if (inputData && inputMetaData) {
        for (let i = 0; i < inputMetaData.length; i++) {
          let arrayElement = inputMetaData[i];
          if (arrayElement.includes(inputData) === true) {
            inputMetaData[i] = await replaceCharacterWithCharacter(arrayElement, [RegExp('\\' + inputData, bas.cg), '']);
          }
        } // end-for (let i = 0; i < inputMetaData.length; i++)
        returnData = inputMetaData;
      } // end-if (inputData && inputMetaData)
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      // console.log(msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      // console.log(`END ${namespacePrefix}${functionName} function`);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function replaceCharacterAtIndex
     * @description Replaces a character at the specified index with another character.
     * @param {string} inputData The string which should have the specified character changed, then returned.
     * @param {array<integer,string>} inputMetaData An array with an integer of what index the character should be replaced,
     * and a string with the character or characters that should be inserted at the specified index.
     * @return {string} The modified string.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/01/21
     * @reference: {@link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1431094/how-do-i-replace-a-character-at-a-particular-index-in-javascript}
     */
    async function replaceCharacterAtIndex(inputData, inputMetaData) {
      let functionName = replaceCharacterAtIndex.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputDataIs + inputData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cinputMetaDataIs + JSON.stringify(inputMetaData));
      let returnData = inputData;
      if (inputData && inputMetaData) {
        let indexOfReplacement;
        let stringToReplaceWith;
        if (inputMetaData.length === 2) {
          indexOfReplacement = inputMetaData[0];
          stringToReplaceWith = inputMetaData[1];
          let stringArray = inputData.split('');
          stringArray.splice(indexOfReplacement, 1, stringToReplaceWith);
          returnData = stringArray.join('');
        } // End-if (inputMetaData.length === 2)
      } // End-if (inputData)
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    export default {
      replaceCharacterWithCharacter,
      doesArrayContainCharacter,
      removeCharacterFromArray,
      replaceCharacterAtIndex
    };