distinct

Source

Hook for getting distinct items from a list.

Inputs

Name	Type	Default	Required	Description
src	Union[list, str]		True	A list to get the distinct values from or a str with separators or list for a key path to the element to rewrite the distinct items back to the context.
src_is_key_path	bool	False	True	If the src is a list and is meant to be a key path.
sep	str	/	True	For string src's, a separator for key path.

Arguments

Position	Argument	Type
1	src	Union[list, str]

Returns

Optional[list]

Examples

Distinct values of list passed into src field.

list:
  - stuff
  - stuff
  - things
compact->: distinct {{list}}
expanded:
  ->: distinct
  src:
    - stuff
    - stuff
    - things

list:
  - stuff
  - stuff
  - things
compact:
  - stuff
  - things
expanded:
  - stuff
  - things

Distinct values operating on context

a:
  list:
    - stuff
    - stuff
    - things
compact_>: distinct a/list  # string inputs interpreted path to key
# Also notice how hook is private as the output is useless

a:
  list:
    - stuff
    - things