mikattack/node-deep-property

Fetch, set, and test deeply nested object properties

deep-property

Enables deep property manipulation and inspection without worrying about exceptions.

Usage

npm install deep-property

var props = require('deep-property'),
    sample = { };

props.set(sample, 'name.first', 'John');
props.set(sample, 'name.middle', 'C');
props.set(sample, 'name.last', 'Reilly');
props.set(sample, 'job.title', 'Actor');

props.get(sample, 'name.first');     // John
props.get(sample, 'name.middle');    // C
props.get(sample, 'name.last');      // Reilly
props.get(sample, 'job.title');      // Actor

props.remove(sample, 'name.middle'); // True

props.has(sample, 'name.first');     // True
props.has(sample, 'name.title');     // False
props.has(sample, 'job.title');      // True
props.has(sample, 'job.salary');     // False

// Resulting object
{
  name: {
    first:  'John',
    last:   'Reilly'
  },
  job: {
    title:  'Actor'
  }
}

Paths

The path parameter of each function is dot-delimited string. Everything between the dots is considered a property name. Paths can be as long and complex as necessary, with the following constraints and assumptions:

• Paths will not recognize array indexes. Using a path like 'path.to.items[4].type' will include a lookup for an element named items[4] (string) instead of an array element.
• Calls using invalid paths will result in the following:
  • get: undefined
  • set: No values (including intermediates) set
  • has: false
  • remove: false
• Paths with blank sections (path.to..nothing or path.to.nothing.) will be considered invalid.