How do you convert a dotted keys into a javascript object and retain it's value?
So I got this kind of response from an API and I need to parse it by key: value.
{
"property": "personal_info.address.city",
"description": "Missing field"
},
{
"property": "personal_info.address.country",
"description": "Missing field"
},
So I achieved this:
{
'personal_info.address.city': 'Missing field',
'personal_info.address.country': 'Missing field'
}
// by using this code (lodash)
_.mapValues(_.keyBy(obj, 'property'), function(o) {
return o.description;
})
however, i need it to be like this:
{
personal_info: {
address: {
city: 'Missing field',
country: 'Missing field',
}
}
}
I somehow searched in stackoverflow how to convert a dot notation string into an object here: Convert string with dot notation to JSON
but I'm stuck since I'm changing the key itself.
EDIT: Changed test city and test country to reflect the description field (sorry)
You could use _.set
from lodash.
Sets the value at
path
ofobject
. If a portion ofpath
doesn't exist, it's created. Arrays are created for missing index properties while objects are created for all other missing properties. Use_.setWith
to customize path creation.
var array = [{ property: "personal_info.address.city", description: "Missing field" }, { property: "personal_info.address.country", description: "Missing field" }],
object = array.reduce((o, { property, description }) => _.set(o, property, description), {});
console.log(object);
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