local Utils = {}
local Types = require(script.Parent.Types)

function Utils.ListenControl<T>(info: Types.GenericInfo<T>, callback: (newVal: T) -> ())
	local oldValue = info.__old
	local newValue = info.__new

	if oldValue ~= newValue then
		callback(newValue)
	end
end

function Utils.CreateControlStates(
	converted: { [string]: any },
	controls: { [string]: any },
	creator: (control: any) -> any
)
	local states = {}

	for key, control in pairs(converted) do
		local controlValue = controls[key]

		if control.EntryType == "ControlGroup" then -- control is a control group, we need to recurse
			states[key] = Utils.CreateControlStates(control.Controls, controlValue, creator)
			continue
		end
		states[key] = creator(controlValue)
	end

	return states
end

function Utils.UpdateControlStates(
	states: { [string]: any },
	converted: { [string]: any },
	controls: { [string]: any },
	updater: (state: any, value: any) -> ()
)
	for key, control in pairs(converted) do
		local controlValue = controls[key]

		if control.EntryType == "ControlGroup" then -- control is a control group, we need to recurse
			Utils.UpdateControlStates(states[key], control.Controls, controlValue, updater)
			continue
		end
		updater(states[key], controlValue)
	end
end

return Utils