/**
 * Fixes https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/16655 for `Array.prototype.filter()`
 * For example, using the fix the type of `bar` is `string[]` in the below snippet as it should be.
 *
 *  const foo: (string | null | undefined)[] = [];
 *  const bar = foo.filter(Boolean);
 *
 * For related definitions, see https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/blob/master/src/lib/es5.d.ts
 *
 * Original licenses apply, see
 *  - https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
 *  - https://stackoverflow.com/help/licensing
 */

/** See https://stackoverflow.com/a/51390763/1470607  */
type Falsy = false | 0 | "" | null | undefined;

interface Array<T> {
  /**
   * Returns the elements of an array that meet the condition specified in a callback function.
   * @param predicate A function that accepts up to three arguments. The filter method calls the predicate function one time for each element in the array.
   * @param thisArg An object to which the this keyword can refer in the predicate function. If thisArg is omitted, undefined is used as the this value.
   */
  filter<S extends T>(
    predicate: BooleanConstructor,
    thisArg?: any,
  ): Exclude<S, Falsy>[];
}