xor.js #1

var unique = require('./unique');
var filter = require('./filter');
var contains = require('./contains');


    /**
     * Exclusive OR. Returns items that are present in a single array.
     * - like ptyhon's `symmetric_difference`
     */
    function xor(arr1, arr2) {
        arr1 = unique(arr1);
        arr2 = unique(arr2);

        var a1 = filter(arr1, function(item){
                return !contains(arr2, item);
            }),
            a2 = filter(arr2, function(item){
                return !contains(arr1, item);
            });

        return a1.concat(a2);
    }

    module.exports = xor;