"use strict";
var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
};
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.default = uniqueByKey;
const slugify_1 = __importDefault(require("./slugify"));
function uniqueByKey(arr, key) {
    let newArray = [];
    let uniqueValues = [];
    for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
        const item = arr[i];
        let targetValue;
        if (Array.isArray(key)) {
            const targetVals = [];
            for (let k = 0; k < key.length; k++) {
                const ky = key[k];
                const targetValuek = (0, slugify_1.default)(String(item[ky]));
                targetVals.push(targetValuek);
            }
            targetValue = (0, slugify_1.default)(targetVals.join(","));
        }
        else {
            targetValue = (0, slugify_1.default)(String(item[key]));
        }
        if (!targetValue)
            continue;
        if (uniqueValues.includes(targetValue))
            continue;
        newArray.push(item);
        uniqueValues.push(targetValue);
    }
    return newArray;
}