export type SplitOperatorType = 'symbol' | 'regex';

function wrap(array: string[], left: string, right: string): string[] {
    return array.map((element) => left + element + right);
}

export function wrapList(
    splitOperatorType: SplitOperatorType,
    input: string,
    splitSeparator: string,
    joinSeparator: string,
    deleteEmptyItems: boolean,
    left: string = '',
    right: string = '',
    
): string {
    let array: string[];
    let wrappedArray: string[];
    switch (splitOperatorType) {
        case 'symbol':
            array = input.split(splitSeparator);
            break;
        case 'regex':
            array = input.split(new RegExp(splitSeparator));
            break;
    }
    if (deleteEmptyItems) {
        array = array.filter(Boolean);
    }
    wrappedArray = wrap(array, left, right);
    return wrappedArray.join(joinSeparator);
}