utils.js

/**
 * @license
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 *
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 * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
 *
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 */

/**
 * Shuffle an array in place using the Fisher-Yates algorithm.
 * @param {Array} array - the array to shuffle
 * @returns {Array} the shuffled array
 */
function shuffle(array) {
  for (let i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
    const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
    [array[i], array[j]] = [array[j], array[i]];
  }
  return array;
}

module.exports = { shuffle };