slice.go

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// Package slice provides utility methods for common operations on slices.
package slice

import (
	"math/rand"
	"sort"
)

// CopyStrings copies the contents of the specified string slice
// into a new slice.
func CopyStrings(s []string) []string {
	c := make([]string, len(s))
	copy(c, s)
	return c
}

// SortStrings sorts the specified string slice in place. It returns the same
// slice that was provided in order to facilitate method chaining.
func SortStrings(s []string) []string {
	sort.Strings(s)
	return s
}

// ShuffleStrings copies strings from the specified slice into a copy in random
// order. It returns a new slice.
func ShuffleStrings(s []string) []string {
	shuffled := make([]string, len(s))
	perm := rand.Perm(len(s))
	for i, j := range perm {
		shuffled[j] = s[i]
	}
	return shuffled
}