export function shuffleArray(array: T[]): T[] { for (let i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1)); const temp = array[i]; array[i] = array[j]; array[j] = temp; } return array; } export function sampleFromArray(array: T[], maximum: number): T[] { return shuffleArray(array).slice(0, maximum); } export function fillArray(array: T[], filler: string, maximum: number): T[] { const deficit = maximum - array.length; if (deficit > 0) { array = [...array, ...Array(deficit).fill(filler)]; } return array; }