export type ApiParams = Record<string, string | string[] | number | number[] | undefined>;

export function compactApiParams(params: ApiParams) {
    return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(params).filter(([, value]) => value !== "" && value !== undefined && (!Array.isArray(value) || value.length > 0))) as ApiParams;
}

export function serializeApiParams(params?: ApiParams) {
    const queryParams = new URLSearchParams();
    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(params || {})) {
        if (value === undefined) continue;
        if (Array.isArray(value)) value.forEach((item) => queryParams.append(key, String(item)));
        else queryParams.set(key, String(value));
    }
    return queryParams;
}