-- Search a table for a specific entry
-- see [url]https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33510736/check-if-array-contains-specific-value[/url]
function ns.contains(table, val)
    for i=1, #table do
        if table[i] == val then 
            return true
        end
    end
    return false
end
 
-- Seach a table for a specific entry and return it's indes number
-- see [url]https://scriptinghelpers.org/questions/10051/is-there-a-way-to-remove-a-value-from-a-table-without-knowing-its-index[/url]
-- under Linear Search
function ns.tablefind(tab,el)
    for index, value in pairs(tab) do
        if value == el then
            return index
        end
    end
end
 
-- Determine if any partymember is in Combat
local inCombat = {}
function ns.checkPartyCombat()
    for name in pairs(ns.data.current) do
        if UnitAffectingCombat(name) then
            if not ns.contains(inCombat, name) then
                tinsert(inCombat, name)
            end
        else
            if ns.contains(inCombat, name) then
                tremove(inCombat, ns.tablefind(inCombat, name))
            end
        end
    end
    if table.getn(inCombat) > 0 then
        return true
    else
        return false
    end
end