Creates structure for data (specifically for swagger UI)

createSwaggerDataStructure.ts

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/**
 *  Creates structure for data (specifically for swagger)
 *
 *  @param data - Original data object, for which there would
 *  be created a structure
 */
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------- */

export const createDataStructure = (data: any) => {
  const structure: any = { };

  if (data == null)
    structure.type = 'string';
  else if (typeof data === 'object' && data != null)
    if (Array.isArray(data)) {
      structure.type = 'array';
      structure.items = createDataStructure(data[0]);
    }
    else {
      structure.type = typeof data;
      structure.properties = { };

      for (const key of Object.keys(data))
        structure.properties[key] = createDataStructure(data[key]);
    }
  else
    structure.type = typeof data;

  return structure;
};