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orderedMerge

Merges two string arrays with priority-based ordering and duplicate removal. This function is used when merging object property keys in JSON schema, preserving the order of important properties defined in the schema while including additional properties.

Signature​

const orderedMerge: (preferred: string[], source: string[]) => string[]

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription
preferredKeys-Array of keys to be placed first (order is preserved)
keys-Array of additional keys to merge

Returns​

Array of keys with duplicates removed and sorted by priority

Examples​

Example 1​

orderedMerge(['name', 'email'], ['id', 'name', 'phone'])
// Result: ['name', 'email', 'id', 'phone']

Playground​

orderedMerge(['name', 'email'], ['id', 'name', 'phone'])
// Result: ['name', 'email', 'id', 'phone']