git-spy_match

gistfile1.txt

var pattern = {
	'*': {
		'*': {
			'otherfile': true
		},
		'master': {
      'packagef.json': true
    }
	}
}

var output = { 
	'git-spy': { 
		master: { 
			'package.json0': true,
	    'package.json': true,
	    'package.json2': true 
	   }
	}
}

function match(output, pattern) {
	console.log('\n\n---- match!')
	console.log(output)
	console.log('against')
	console.log(pattern)
	console.log('\n--- keys:')
	if(!output || !pattern) {
		return false
	}
	var result = false
	for(var o in output) {
		console.log('output has: ', o)
		for( var p in pattern ) {
			console.log('pattern has:', p)
			if(p === o || p === '*') {
				if(pattern[p] === true) { // pattern stops here >> match found!
					return true
				} else if(match(output[o], pattern[p])){ // look deeper
					return true
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return result
}

console.log('match dat!', match(output, pattern))