/**
 * Translates a typescript generated define() call to a sap.ui.define() taking out the 'require' and 'exports' dependencies
 * @param aDependencies array of dependencies, including 'require' as first and 'exports' as second.
 * @param vFactory factory function with dependencies arguments, including 'require' as first and 'exports' as second.
 * @returns UI5 module.
 */
function define(
  aDependencies: string[],
  vFactory: (...args: any[]) => any
): any {
  //remove the dependencies "require" and "exports" generated by typescript compiler
  var newDependencies = aDependencies.slice(2);

  //overrides the typescript generated factory, passing to the original factory:
  // - null instead of the dependency "require"
  // - a new object with an empty "default" property as "exports"
  //and returns the default export of the typescript generated module
  var newFactory = (...args: any[]) => {
    var exports: { default: any } = { default: undefined };
    vFactory(null, exports, ...args.map((d: any) => ({ default: d })));
    return exports.default;
  };

  //call the original sap.ui.define() function, with adapted dependencies and factory
  return sap.ui.define(newDependencies, newFactory);
}