Welcome! Today, we'll delve into Data Projection Techniques in TypeScript! Data projection is akin to using a special light to make diamonds shine brighter amidst other gems, aiding their identification.

This lesson will illuminate the concept of data projection, its implementation using TypeScript’s array methods, and how to integrate it with filtering. Let's forge ahead!

Data projection involves applying a function to a data stream's elements, resulting in a reshaped view. A common instance of data projection is selecting specific fields from databases.

Data projection in TypeScript employs the map() method, which creates a new array by applying a provided function to each element in the original array. Here's an illustration of finding each number's square in a list of numbers:

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1const numbers: number[] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];  // our data stream
2
3function square(n: number): number {
4    return n * n;  // function to get a number's square
5}
6
7// map applies the square function to each number in the list
8const squaredNumbers: number[] = numbers.map(square);
9
10console.log(squaredNumbers);  // prints: [1, 4, 9, 16, 25]

In this snippet, we demonstrate how to use the map() method to apply a function that squares each element in a list of numbers, resulting in a new array of squared values. The line const squaredNumbers: number[] = numbers.map(square); creates a new array squaredNumbers, which contains each number from the numbers array after applying the square function to them.

For complex operations on data streams, TypeScript employs arrow functions (anonymous functions). Let's convert a list of sentences to lowercase:

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1const sentences: string[] = ["HELLO WORLD", "TYPESCRIPT IS FUN", "I LIKE PROGRAMMING"];  // our data stream
2
3// map applies the arrow function to each sentence in the list
4const lowerSentences: string[] = sentences.map((sentence: string): string => sentence.toLowerCase());
5
6console.log(lowerSentences);  // prints: ['hello world', 'typescript is fun', 'i like programming']

The snippet demonstrates the use of arrow functions to perform operations on data streams in TypeScript. The process involves transforming each sentence in the sentences array to lowercase using an arrow function. The resulting array, lowerSentences, contains the modified sentences. The arrow function (sentence: string): string => sentence.toLowerCase() provides a concise way to define an anonymous function for this transformation.

TypeScript seamlessly integrates projection and filtering. Now, let's lowercase sentences containing "TYPESCRIPT" while dismissing others:

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1const sentences: string[] = ["HELLO WORLD", "TYPESCRIPT IS FUN", "I LIKE PROGRAMMING"];  // our data stream
2
3// filter selects sentences containing 'TYPESCRIPT'
4const filteredSentences: string[] = sentences.filter((sentence: string): boolean => sentence.includes("TYPESCRIPT"));
5
6// map applies the arrow function to each filtered sentence, converting it to lowercase
7const lowerFilteredSentences: string[] = filteredSentences.map((sentence: string): string => sentence.toLowerCase());
8
9console.log(lowerFilteredSentences);  // prints: ['typescript is fun']

This snippet illustrates the integration of filtering and projection in TypeScript. Initially, the filter method extracts sentences containing the substring "TYPESCRIPT", storing them in the filteredSentences array. Subsequently, the map method converts each sentence in filteredSentences to lowercase, resulting in the lowerFilteredSentences array. This sequence demonstrates how TypeScript can effectively combine these operations to achieve specific data transformations.

By creating a DataProjector class, we'll encapsulate our projections for reusable, cleaner code:

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1class DataProjector {
2    private data: string[];
3
4    constructor(data: string[]) {
5        this.data = data;
6    }
7
8    filterAndProject(filterFunc: (item: string) => boolean, projectFunc: (item: string) => string): DataProjector {
9        const filteredData: string[] = this.data.filter(filterFunc);
10        const projectedData: string[] = filteredData.map(projectFunc);
11        return new DataProjector(projectedData);
12    }
13
14    getData(): string[] {
15        return this.data;
16    }
17}
18
19const sentences: string[] = ["HELLO WORLD", "TYPESCRIPT IS FUN", "I LIKE PROGRAMMING"];
20
21const projector = new DataProjector(sentences);
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23const lowerFilteredSentencesList: DataProjector = projector.filterAndProject(
24    (sentence: string): boolean => sentence.includes("TYPESCRIPT"),
25    (sentence: string): string => sentence.toLowerCase()
26);
27
28console.log(lowerFilteredSentencesList.getData());  // Prints: ['typescript is fun']

Awesome! You've conquered Data Projection Techniques in TypeScript! You've understood data projection, used map(), and integrated projection with filtering.

Remember our treasure box! This knowledge is your treasure box key, unlocking data manipulation aspects like raw data cleaning or web development data transformations. Now, revisit these concepts with practice exercises for mastery. Happy coding!