Object Path

object-path.js

const objectPath = {
  /*
  Creates an object-path and assigns the value.

  - object             - object        - The object to create the path onto
  - stringLocation     - string        - The object path as a string.
  - value              - *             - The value to assign. */
  assign (object, stringLocation, value) {
    const locationList = stringLocation.split(dot)
    const locationListLength = locationList.length
    let acc = object

    for (let i = 0; i < locationListLength; i++) {
      const path = locationList[i]
      if (i === locationListLength - 1) {
        acc[path] = value
        return
      }
      acc = acc[path]
    }
  },

  get (object, stringLocation) {
    const locationList = stringLocation.split(dot)
    const locationListLength = locationList.length
    let acc = object

    for (let i = 0; i < locationListLength; i++) acc = acc[locationList[i]]
    return acc
  },

  create (object, stringLocation, value) {
    const locationList = stringLocation.split(dot)
    const locationListLength = locationList.length
    let acc = object

    for (let i = 0; i < locationListLength; i++) {
      const path = locationList[i]
      if (!hasKey(acc, 'path') || acc[path] === undefined) {
        if (i === locationListLength - 1) {
          acc[path] = value === undefined ? null : value
          return
        }
        acc = acc[path] = {}
      }
    }
  },

  remove (object, stringLocation) {
    objectPath.assign(object, stringLocation, undefined)
  }
}