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Deep object merge JS
/**
* Performs a deep merge of `source` into `target`.
* Mutates `target` only but not its objects and arrays.
*
* @author inspired by [jhildenbiddle](https://stackoverflow.com/a/48218209).
*/
function mergeDeep(target, source) {
const isObject = (obj) => obj && typeof obj === 'object';
if (!isObject(target) || !isObject(source)) {
return source;
}
Object.keys(source).forEach(key => {
const targetValue = target[key];
const sourceValue = source[key];
if (Array.isArray(targetValue) && Array.isArray(sourceValue)) {
target[key] = targetValue.concat(sourceValue);
} else if (isObject(targetValue) && isObject(sourceValue)) {
target[key] = mergeDeep(Object.assign({}, targetValue), sourceValue);
} else {
target[key] = sourceValue;
}
});
return target;
}
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