doc: explain chunkstring inconsistency (#789)

* doc: explain chunkstring inconsistency

* doc: explain chunkstring inconsistency

README.md

@@ -2035,6 +2035,8 @@ lo.ChunkString("1", 2)
 // []string{"1"}
 ```
 
+Note: `lo.ChunkString` and `lo.Chunk` functions behave inconsistently for empty input: `lo.ChunkString("", n)` returns `[""]` instead of `[]`. See [#788](https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788).
+
 [[play](https://go.dev/play/p/__FLTuJVz54)]
 
 ### RuneLength

docs/data/core-chunk.md

@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ lo.Chunk([]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, 2)
 // [][]int{{0, 1}, {2, 3}, {4, 5}, {6}}
 ```
 
+## Note
 
+`lo.ChunkString` and `lo.Chunk` functions behave inconsistently for empty input: `lo.ChunkString("", n)` returns `[""]` instead of `[]`.
+
+See https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788

docs/data/it-chunk.md

@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ for chunk := range chunks {
     result = append(result, chunk)
 }
 // result contains [1, 2], [3, 4], [5]
-```
+```
+
+## Note
+
+`it.ChunkString` and `it.Chunk` functions behave inconsistently for empty input: `it.ChunkString("", n)` returns `[""]` instead of `[]`.
+
+See https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788

docs/src/pages/community.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ function Community() {
           <h1>Community</h1>
           <div className="hero--subtitle">
             These are places where you can ask questions and find your soulmate (no promises).
+            <br/>
+            "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
           </div>
           <img className={styles.headerImg} src="/img/go-community.png" />
         </div>

it/string.go

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import "iter"
 // ChunkString returns a sequence of strings split into groups of length size. If the string can't be split evenly,
 // the final chunk will be the remaining characters.
 // Play: https://go.dev/play/p/Y4mN8bB2cXw
+//
+// Note: it.ChunkString and it.Chunk functions behave inconsistently for empty input: it.ChunkString("", n) returns [""] instead of [].
+// See https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788
 func ChunkString[T ~string](str T, size int) iter.Seq[T] {
 	if size <= 0 {
 		panic("it.ChunkString: size must be greater than 0")

it/string_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestChunkString(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Equal([]string{"123456"}, slices.Collect(result4))
 
 	result5 := ChunkString("", 2)
-	is.Equal([]string{""}, slices.Collect(result5))
+	is.Equal([]string{""}, slices.Collect(result5)) // @TODO: should be [] - see https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788
 
 	result6 := ChunkString("明1好休2林森", 2)
 	is.Equal([]string{"明1", "好休", "2林", "森"}, slices.Collect(result6))

string.go

@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ func Substring[T ~string](str T, offset int, length uint) T {
 // ChunkString returns a slice of strings split into groups of length size. If the string can't be split evenly,
 // the final chunk will be the remaining characters.
 // Play: https://go.dev/play/p/__FLTuJVz54
+//
+// Note: lo.ChunkString and lo.Chunk functions behave inconsistently for empty input: lo.ChunkString("", n) returns [""] instead of [].
+// See https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788
 func ChunkString[T ~string](str T, size int) []T {
 	if size <= 0 {
 		panic("lo.ChunkString: size must be greater than 0")

string_test.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestChunkString(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Equal([]string{"123456"}, result4)
 
 	result5 := ChunkString("", 2)
-	is.Equal([]string{""}, result5)
+	is.Equal([]string{""}, result5) // @TODO: should be [] - see https://github.com/samber/lo/issues/788
 
 	result6 := ChunkString("明1好休2林森", 2)
 	is.Equal([]string{"明1", "好休", "2林", "森"}, result6)