dotty.js

var search = module.exports.search = function search(object, path, acc_path) {
	if (typeof path === "string") {
		path = path.split(".");
	}

	if (!(path instanceof Array) || path.length === 0) {
		return;
	}

	path = path.slice();

	var key = path.shift();

	if (typeof object !== "object" || object === null) {
		return;
	}

	if (key === "*") {
		key = ".*";
	}

	if (typeof key === "string") {
		key = new RegExp(key);
	}


	if (path.length === 0) {
		return Object.keys(object).filter(key.test.bind(key)).map(function (k) {
			return {obj: object[k], path: acc_path ? acc_path + "." + k : k};
		});
	} else {

		return Array.prototype.concat.apply([], Object.keys(object).filter(key.test.bind(key)).map(function (k) {
			return search(object[k], path, acc_path ? acc_path + "." + k : k);
		}));
	}
};