From 57827bc915773e840be09ac3a035065ccdb8b43f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rory& <root@rory.gay>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:46:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Array method to get distinct items by a selector

---
 src/util/util/extensions/Array.ts | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/util/util/extensions/Array.ts b/src/util/util/extensions/Array.ts
index f9cb2fc57..bb5f3362a 100644
--- a/src/util/util/extensions/Array.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/extensions/Array.ts
@@ -30,3 +30,15 @@ export function arrayRemove<T>(array: T[], item: T): void {
         array.splice(index, 1);
     }
 }
+
+export function arrayDistinctBy<T, M>(array: T[], selector: (elem: T) => M): T[] {
+    const mapped = new Set<M>();
+
+    return array.filter((item) => {
+        const mappedValue = selector(item);
+        if (mapped.has(mappedValue)) return false;
+
+        mapped.add(mappedValue);
+        return true;
+    });
+}