/**
 * @category Utils
 */
export namespace ArrayUtils {
  /**
   * Removes an item from an array.
   * @param array the array that may contain the item to remove
   * @param item the item to remove from the array
   * @returns {any} the removed item or null if it wasn't part of the array
   */
  export function remove<T>(array: T[], item: T): T | null {
    const index = array.indexOf(item);

    if (index > -1) {
      return array.splice(index, 1)[0];
    } else {
      return null;
    }
  }
}