collectionHumanizeExtensions.ts

interface Array<T>
{
    /**
     * Formats the collection for display, calling ToString() on each object and using the default separator for the current culture.
     */
    humanize(): string;
    /**
     * Formats the collection for display, calling `objectFormatter` on each object and using the default separator for the current culture.
     */
    humanize(displayFormatter: (item: T) => string): string;
    /**
     * Formats the collection for display, calling ToString() on each object and using the provided separator.
     */
    humanize(separator: string): string;
    /**
     * Formats the collection for display, calling `objectFormatter` on each object and using the provided separator.
     */
    humanize(displayFormatter: (item: T) => string, separator: string): string;
}

module Humanizer
{
    "use strict";

    Array.prototype.humanize = function (): string
    {
        switch (arguments.length)
        {
            case 0:
                return Configuration.Configurator.getCollectionFormatters().humanize(this);
            case 1:
                if (typeof arguments[0] === "string")
                {
                    return Configuration.Configurator.getCollectionFormatters().humanize(this, <string>arguments[0]);
                }
                else
                {
                    var df: (item: any) => string = arguments[0];
                    return Configuration.Configurator.getCollectionFormatters().humanize(this, df);
                }
            case 2:
                return Configuration.Configurator.getCollectionFormatters().humanize(this, arguments[0], arguments[1]);
            default:
                throw new Error("Unknown call");
        }
    };
}