Simplified Methods

methods.js

// before method simplification
function parseAndSanitizeAndGenerateDocument(data) {
    const parsedData = [];
    for (let index = 0; index < data.length; index++) {
        const element = data[index];
        if (element.name === 'bacon') {
            parsedData.push({
                name: element.name,
                age: element.age,
            });
        }
    }

    const sanitizedData = [];
    for (let index = 0; index < parsedData.length; index++) {
        const element = parsedData[index];
        if (element.status === 'active') {
            sanitizedData.push(element);
        }
    }

    fs.writeFile("/tmp/example", sanitizedData.join(','), (err) => {
        if(err) {
            return console.log(err);
        }
        console.log("The file was saved!");
    }); 
}


// after method simplification

// still accomplishes the same task
function generateDocumentFromFoodData(foodData) {
    const sanitizedData = parseAndSanitize(foodData);
    fs.writeFile("/tmp/example", sanitizedData.join(','), (err) => {
        if(err) {
            return console.log(err);
        }
        console.log("The file was saved!");
    }); 
}

function parseAndSanitize(foodData, nameToFind) {
    const activeFoodList = foodData.filter(
        food => food.name === nameToFind &&
                       food.status === 'active');
    return activeFoodList.map(food => {
        return { name: food.name, status: food.status };
    });
}