Use filter() method to check if an array of object includes what we seek via TypeScript Sandbox online: https://typescript-play.js.org/#code/Q
// testing how the out-of-box `filter` for ES6 ecma works without utilities like lodash
// https://typescript-play.js.org/#code/Q
let knownFiles = [
{ file: 'xxx', status: 0 },
{ file: 'yyy', status: 1 }
];
let file='yyy';
console.log(
knownFiles.filter(row => (row.file === file))
);