(function() {

  var slice = Array.prototype.slice;

  /**
   * Invokes method on all items in a given array
   * @memberOf fabric.util.array
   * @param {Array} array Array to iterate over
   * @param {String} method Name of a method to invoke
   * @return {Array}
   */
  function invoke(array, method) {
    var args = slice.call(arguments, 2), result = [];
    for (var i = 0, len = array.length; i < len; i++) {
      result[i] = args.length ? array[i][method].apply(array[i], args) : array[i][method].call(array[i]);
    }
    return result;
  }

  /**
   * Finds maximum value in array (not necessarily "first" one)
   * @memberOf fabric.util.array
   * @param {Array} array Array to iterate over
   * @param {String} byProperty
   * @return {*}
   */
  function max(array, byProperty) {
    return find(array, byProperty, function(value1, value2) {
      return value1 >= value2;
    });
  }

  /**
   * Finds minimum value in array (not necessarily "first" one)
   * @memberOf fabric.util.array
   * @param {Array} array Array to iterate over
   * @param {String} byProperty
   * @return {*}
   */
  function min(array, byProperty) {
    return find(array, byProperty, function(value1, value2) {
      return value1 < value2;
    });
  }

  /**
   * @private
   */
  function fill(array, value) {
    var k = array.length;
    while (k--) {
      array[k] = value;
    }
    return array;
  }

  /**
   * @private
   */
  function find(array, byProperty, condition) {
    if (!array || array.length === 0) {
      return;
    }

    var i = array.length - 1,
        result = byProperty ? array[i][byProperty] : array[i];
    if (byProperty) {
      while (i--) {
        if (condition(array[i][byProperty], result)) {
          result = array[i][byProperty];
        }
      }
    }
    else {
      while (i--) {
        if (condition(array[i], result)) {
          result = array[i];
        }
      }
    }
    return result;
  }

  /**
   * @namespace fabric.util.array
   */
  fabric.util.array = {
    fill: fill,
    invoke: invoke,
    min: min,
    max: max
  };

})();