import { Observable } from '../Observable';
import { race as higherOrder } from '../operators/race';

// NOTE: to support backwards compatability with 5.4.* and lower
export { race as raceStatic } from '../observable/race';

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export function race<T>(this: Observable<T>, observables: Array<Observable<T>>): Observable<T>;
export function race<T, R>(this: Observable<T>, observables: Array<Observable<T>>): Observable<R>;
export function race<T>(this: Observable<T>, ...observables: Array<Observable<T> | Array<Observable<T>>>): Observable<T>;
export function race<T, R>(this: Observable<T>, ...observables: Array<Observable<any> | Array<Observable<any>>>): Observable<R>;
/* tslint:enable:max-line-length */

/**
 * Returns an Observable that mirrors the first source Observable to emit an item
 * from the combination of this Observable and supplied Observables.
 * @param {...Observables} ...observables Sources used to race for which Observable emits first.
 * @return {Observable} An Observable that mirrors the output of the first Observable to emit an item.
 * @method race
 * @owner Observable
 */
export function race<T>(this: Observable<T>, ...observables: Array<Observable<T> | Array<Observable<T>>>): Observable<T> {
  return higherOrder(...observables)(this);
}