var baseSlice = require('../internal/baseSlice'),
    isIterateeCall = require('../internal/isIterateeCall');

/**
 * Creates a slice of `array` with `n` elements taken from the beginning. 
 *
 * @static
 * @memberOf _
 * @category Array
 * @param {Array} array The array to query. 
 * @param {number} [n=1] The number of elements to take. 
 * @param- {Object} [guard] Enables use as a callback for functions like `_.map`. 
 * @returns {Array} Returns the slice of `array`. 
 * @example
 *
 * _.take([1, 2, 3]);
 * // => [1]
 *
 * _.take([1, 2, 3], 2);
 * // => [1, 2]
 *
 * _.take([1, 2, 3], 5);
 * // => [1, 2, 3]
 *
 * _.take([1, 2, 3], 0);
 * // => []
 */
function take(array, n, guard) {
  var length = array ?  array.length : 0;
  if (! length) {
    return [];
  }
  if (guard ?  isIterateeCall(array, n, guard) : n == null) {
    n = 1;
  }
  return baseSlice(array, 0, n < 0 ?  0 : n);
}

module.exports = take;
