Get all path from an object

flatten-object.js

/**
 * returns an array containing all paths to a value other than an object
 * @param {object} obj
 */
function flattenObject(obj) {
  if (typeof obj !== 'object') {
    return [];
  }
  
  let paths = [];
  for (let key in obj) {
    let val = obj[key];
    if (typeof val === 'object') {
      let subPaths = flattenObject(val);
      subPaths.forEach(e => {
        paths.push({
          path: [key, e.path].join('.'),
          value: e.value
        });
      });
    } else {
      let path = { path: key, value: val };
      paths.push(path);
    }
  }
  return paths;
}

// Usage
flattenObject({ data: { name: 'john' } }); // res -> [{ path: 'data.name', value: 'john' }]