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findPaths.js

/**
 * searches deep into an object recursively...
 * @param {Object} obj object to be searched
 * @param {any} searchValue the value/key to search for
 * @param {Object} [options]
 * @param {boolean} options.[searchKeys] whether to search object keys as well as values. Defaults to `true` if `serchValue` is a string, `false` otherwise.
 * @param {number} options.[maxDepth=20] maximum recursion depth (to avoid "Maximum call stack size exceeded")
 * @returns {string[]} Paths on the object to the matching results
 */
const findPaths = (
  obj,
  searchValue,
  { searchKeys = typeof searchValue === "string", maxDepth = 20 } = {}
) => {
  const paths = []
  const notObject = typeof searchValue !== "object"
  const gvpio = (obj, maxDepth, prefix) => {
    if (!maxDepth) return

    for (const [curr, currElem] of Object.entries(obj)) {
      if (searchKeys && curr === searchValue) {
        // To search for property name too ...
        paths.push(prefix + curr)
      }

      if (typeof currElem === "object") {
        // object is "object" and "array" is also in the eyes of "typeof"
        // search again :D
        gvpio(currElem, maxDepth - 1, prefix + curr + "/")
        if (notObject) continue
      }
      // it's something else... probably the value we are looking for
      // compares with "searchValue"
      if (currElem === searchValue) {
        // return index AND/OR property name
        paths.push(prefix + curr)
      }
    }
  }
  gvpio(obj, maxDepth, "")
  return paths
}

// Big thanks to "https://dev.to/qm3ster"

getValuePathInObject.js

/*	
	To search an object for a value
		- searches deep into the object using recursive...
	RETURN : array with paths on the object to the matching results
	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	obj 					->  to object to be searched
	searchValue	 			-> 	the value to search
	bCompareValuesOnly		-> 	boolean indication to compare values only OR to compare also the properties name  .... 
	maxDeepLevel			-> 	the maximun level this recursive function can get ( to avoid "Maximum call stack size exceeded" )
	currDeepLevel 			-> 	IGNORE THIS PARAMETER : it's used by the function itself to control deep level
*/
function getValuePathInObject(obj, searchValue, bCompareValuesOnly, maxDeepLevel, currDeepLevel){
	
	var bShowInfo = false ;
	
	maxDeepLevel = ( maxDeepLevel || maxDeepLevel == 0 ) ? maxDeepLevel : 20;
	currDeepLevel = currDeepLevel ? currDeepLevel : 1 ;
	
	
	if( currDeepLevel > maxDeepLevel ){
		return [];
	} else {
		var charSeparator = "/";
		var paths = [];
		var i=0;
		
		for(var curr in obj){
			var currElem = obj[curr];
			
			if( currDeepLevel == 1 && bShowInfo ){
				console.log("getValuePathInObject_> Looking property \"" + curr + "\" ");
			}
			
			if( !bCompareValuesOnly && curr === searchValue  ){// To search for property name too ... 
				paths.push( curr );
			}
			
			if( typeof currElem == "object" ){ // object is "object" and "array" is also in the eyes of "typeof"
				// search again :D 
				var deepPaths = getValuePathInObject( currElem, searchValue, bCompareValuesOnly, maxDeepLevel, currDeepLevel + 1 );
				
				for(var e=0 ; e<deepPaths.length ; e++){
					paths.push( curr + charSeparator + deepPaths[e]);
				}
			} else { // it's something else ... problably the value we are looking for
				// compares with "searchValue"
				if(currElem === searchValue ){ 
					// return index AND/OR property name
					paths.push( curr );
				}
			}
			i++;
		}
		
		return paths;
	}
}

findPaths.js:18 you should also check for null or undefined values

findPaths.js:18 you should also check for null or undefined values

Thanks for the feedback.
I didn't add that validation since i may want to search for "null" values in the object and get the path of those cases.

Regarts