/**
 * General helper utilities
 */

/**
 * Deep copy an object using JSON serialization
 * @param {any} obj - Object to deep copy
 * @returns {any} Deep copy of the object
 */
export function deepCopy(obj) {
    return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));
}

/**
 * Convert hex color string to RGB array [0-1]
 * @param {string} hex - Hex color string (e.g., "#ff0000" or "ff0000")
 * @returns {number[]} RGB array with values in range [0, 1]
 */
export function hexToRgb(hex) {
    const result = /^#?([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})$/i.exec(hex);
    if (!result) return [0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
    return [
        parseInt(result[1], 16) / 255.0,
        parseInt(result[2], 16) / 255.0,
        parseInt(result[3], 16) / 255.0
    ];
}