Install

This package is pure ESM. If you're not ready yet, install an older version of this program, 3.1.0 (npm i [email protected]).

npm i ast-get-values-by-key

Quick Take

import { strict as assert } from "assert";

import { getByKey } from "ast-get-values-by-key";

// GETTER
// ======

// returns "object-path" notation paths where arrays use dots:
assert.deepEqual(
  getByKey(
    {
      parsed: [
        {
          tag: "html",
        },
      ],
    },
    "tag", // value to search for
  ),
  [{ val: "html", path: "parsed.0.tag" }],
);

// SETTER
// ======

assert.deepEqual(
  getByKey(
    {
      parsed: [
        {
          tag: "html",
        },
      ],
      foo: {
        tag: null,
      },
      bar: {
        tag: null,
      },
    },
    "tag", // value to search for
    [123, 456], // pot of values to pick from (one result not enough)
  ),
  {
    parsed: [
      {
        tag: 123,
      },
    ],
    foo: {
      tag: 456,
    },
    bar: {
      tag: null, // value pot was depleted and there was nothing left to put here
    },
  },
);

Documentation

Please visit codsen.com for a full description of the API.

Contributing

To report bugs or request features or assistance, raise an issue on GitHub.

Licence

MIT License.

Copyright © 2010-2024 Roy Revelt and other contributors.