RxLua/src/operators/distinctUntilChanged.lua

local Observable = require 'observable'
local util = require 'util'

--- Returns an Observable that only produces values from the original if they are different from
-- the previous value.
-- @arg {function} comparator - A function used to compare 2 values. If unspecified, == is used.
-- @returns {Observable}
function Observable:distinctUntilChanged(comparator)
  comparator = comparator or util.eq

  return Observable.create(function(observer)
    local first = true
    local currentValue = nil

    local function onNext(value, ...)
      if first or not comparator(value, currentValue) then
        observer:onNext(value, ...)
        currentValue = value
        first = false
      end
    end

    local function onError(message)
      return observer:onError(message)
    end

    local function onCompleted()
      return observer:onCompleted()
    end

    return self:subscribe(onNext, onError, onCompleted)
  end)
end