export class ArrayHelper {
  /**
   * Copies a range of elements from an Array starting at the specified index
   * and pastes them to another Array starting at the specified index in the destination array.
   *
   * @static
   * @memberof ArrayHelper
   * @param sourceArray Array that contains the data to copy
   * @param sourceIndex The index of the source Array where we want to start copying
   * @param destinationArray The Array that will receive the new data
   * @param destinationIndex The index to start copying the data in the destination array
   * @param length The number of elements to copy from the source array
   * @wMethod Copy
   * @wIgnore
   */
  public static copy(
    sourceArray: any,
    sourceIndex: number,
    destinationArray: any,
    destinationIndex: number,
    length: number
  ) {
    if (!sourceArray) {
      throw new Error('sourceArray is null or undefined');
    }
    if (!destinationArray) {
      throw new Error('destinationArray is null or undefined');
    }
    let enabledSpace = destinationArray.length - destinationIndex;
    if (length > enabledSpace) {
      throw new Error('Destination array was not long enough');
    }
    if (sourceArray.length < sourceIndex + length) {
      throw new Error('Source array was not long enough');
    }
    let tempArrayElementsToCopy = sourceArray.slice(
      sourceIndex,
      sourceIndex + length
    );
    destinationArray.splice(
      destinationIndex,
      length,
      ...tempArrayElementsToCopy
    );
  }
}