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.gitignore

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+*.sw*
+node_modules/

.travis.yml

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+language: node_js
+node_js:
+	- 0.6
+	- 0.8

History.md

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+
+0.0.1 / 2012-09-29
+===================
+
+

Makefile

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+
+test:
+	@time ./node_modules/.bin/mocha $(T) $(TESTS)
+
+.PHONY: test

README.md

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+#sliced
+==========
+
+A faster alternative to `[].slice.call(arguments)`.
+
+[![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/aheckmann/sliced.png)](http://travis-ci.org/aheckmann/sliced)
+
+Example output from [benchmark.js](https://github.com/bestiejs/benchmark.js)
+
+    Array.prototype.slice.call x 1,289,592 ops/sec ±2.88% (87 runs sampled)
+    [].slice.call x 1,345,451 ops/sec ±1.68% (97 runs sampled)
+    cached slice.call x 10,719,886 ops/sec ±1.04% (99 runs sampled)
+    sliced x 15,809,545 ops/sec ±1.46% (93 runs sampled)
+    fastest is sliced
+
+_Benchmark  [source](https://github.com/aheckmann/sliced/blob/master/bench.js)._
+
+##Usage
+
+`sliced` accepts the same arguments as `Array#slice` so you can easily swap it out.
+
+```js
+function zing () {
+  var slow = [].slice.call(arguments, 1, 8);
+  var args = slice(arguments, 1, 8);
+
+  var slow = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+  var args = slice(arguments);
+  // etc
+}
+```
+
+## install
+
+    npm install sliced
+
+
+[LICENSE](https://github.com/aheckmann/sliced/blob/master/LICENSE)

bench.js

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+
+var sliced = require('./')
+var Bench = require('benchmark');
+var s = new Bench.Suite;
+var slice = [].slice;
+
+s.add('Array.prototype.slice.call', function () {
+  Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+}).add('[].slice.call', function () {
+  [].slice.call(arguments);
+}).add('cached slice.call', function () {
+  slice.call(arguments)
+}).add('sliced', function () {
+  sliced(arguments)
+}).on('cycle', function (evt) {
+  console.log(String(evt.target));
+}).on('complete', function () {
+  console.log('fastest is %s', this.filter('fastest').pluck('name'));
+})
+.run();
+
+/**
+ * Output:
+ *
+ * Array.prototype.slice.call x 1,289,592 ops/sec ±2.88% (87 runs sampled)
+ * [].slice.call x 1,345,451 ops/sec ±1.68% (97 runs sampled)
+ * cached slice.call x 10,719,886 ops/sec ±1.04% (99 runs sampled)
+ * sliced x 15,809,545 ops/sec ±1.46% (93 runs sampled)
+ * fastest is sliced
+ *
+ */

index.js

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+module.exports = exports = require('./lib/sliced');

lib/sliced.js

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+
+/**
+ * An Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments) alternative
+ *
+ * @param {Object} args something with a length
+ * @param {Number} slice
+ * @param {Number} sliceEnd
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+module.exports = function (args, slice, sliceEnd) {
+  var ret = [];
+  var start = slice || 0;
+  var end = 3 === arguments.length
+    ? sliceEnd
+    : args.length;
+
+  for (var i = start; i < end; ++i) {
+    ret[i - start] = args[i];
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+

package.json

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+{
+  "name": "sliced",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "A faster alternative to Array.prototype.slice.call.",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "make test"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://github.com/aheckmann/sliced"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "arguments",
+    "slice",
+    "array"
+  ],
+  "author": "Aaron Heckmann <aaron.heckmann+github@gmail.com>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha": "1.5.0",
+    "benchmark": "~1.0.0"
+  }
+}

test/index.js

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+
+var sliced = require('../')
+var assert = require('assert')
+
+describe('sliced', function(){
+  it('exports a function', function(){
+    assert.equal('function', typeof sliced);
+  })
+  describe('with 1 arg', function(){
+    it('returns an array of the arg', function(){
+      var o = [3, "4", {}];
+      var r = sliced(o);
+      assert.equal(3, r.length);
+      assert.equal(o[0], r[0]);
+      assert.equal(o[1], r[1]);
+      assert.equal(o[1], r[1]);
+    })
+  })
+  describe('with 2 args', function(){
+    it('returns an array of the arg starting at the 2nd arg', function(){
+      var o = [3, "4", 5, null];
+      var r = sliced(o, 2);
+      assert.equal(2, r.length);
+      assert.equal(o[2], r[0]);
+      assert.equal(o[3], r[1]);
+    })
+  })
+  describe('with 3 args', function(){
+    it('returns an array of the arg from the 2nd to the 3rd arg', function(){
+      var o = [3, "4", 5, null];
+      var r = sliced(o, 1, 2);
+      assert.equal(1, r.length);
+      assert.equal(o[1], r[0]);
+    })
+  })
+})