package badtudexo

import (
	st "saggytrousers"
)

/* locate.go
 * The function Locate takes a header, and attempts to locate where a given 
 * column is in this. For instance, Locate(header, "Unique ID") 
 * might return 1, as the Unique ID field is in second position. 
 */


// Locates the index where the needle is found; returns -1 if not found.
func Locate(header []string, needle string) int {
	return st.Locate(header, needle)
}

// Returns the index where the needle is found, returns -1 if not found; 
// matches exactly.
func LocateExact[T comparable](header []T, needle T) int {
	return st.LocateExact(header, needle)
}

// Locate the value, or ask where it is from the user.
func LocateOrAsk(header []string, needle, prompt string) int {
	v := st.Locate(header, needle)
	if v >= 0 {
		return v
	}

	return st.ChooseFromHeaderPrompt(header, prompt)
}