Convert the result object to key and value arrays.

Author: MichaelDimmitt

de_nest.js

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-const { varInfo, updatePv, ecma2015ArrMerge } = require('./js_nest_helpers.js')
+const { varInfo, updatePv, ecma2015ArrMerge, convertObjectToArrays } = require('./js_nest_helpers.js')
+
+const flattenAnything = (obj) => {
+  const result = handleNested(obj);
+  return convertObjectToArrays(result);
+}
 
 const handleNested = (obj) => {
   const [oldKey, val] = varInfo(obj)
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ const commonReduceLogic = ({ key, oldKey, value, previousValue }, currFullKey, c
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  flattenAnything,
   handleNested,
   reduceArray,
   reduceObject,

js_nest_helpers.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const { handleNested } = require('./de_nest.js')
 
-
 const varInfo = (obj) => {
   const oldKey = Object.keys(obj)
   const val = obj[oldKey[0]]
@@ -22,8 +21,15 @@ const ecma2015ArrMerge = (resultsObject, pV) => {
 
 }
 
+const convertObjectToArrays = (obj) => {
+  const keysArray = Object.keys(obj);
+  const valuesArray = Object.values(obj);
+  return { keys: keysArray, values: valuesArray }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   varInfo,
   updatePv,
-  ecma2015ArrMerge
+  ecma2015ArrMerge,
+  convertObjectToArrays
 }

runner.js

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const { handleNested,reduceArray,reduceObject, commonReduceLogic } = require('./de_nest.js')
+const { flattenAnything, handleNested,reduceArray,reduceObject, commonReduceLogic } = require('./de_nest.js')
 const { varInfo, updatePv, ecma2015ArrMerge } = require('./js_nest_helpers.js')
 
 const obj = { a: 7, b: 2, c: {value:3} };
 const arr = [7, undefined,  {value: undefined, value2: 4}, 1, 2, 3, 4];
 
 console.log('\ninput: ', {obj}, '\n')
-console.log(handleNested({obj}))
+console.log(flattenAnything({obj}))
 
 console.log('\ninput: ', arr, '\n')
-console.log(handleNested({arr}))
+console.log(flattenAnything({arr}))

test.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const assert = require('assert')
 const { describe, it } = require('mocha');
-const { handleNested,reduceArray,reduceObject, commonReduceLogic } = require('./de_nest.js')
-const { varInfo, updatePv, ecma2015ArrMerge } = require('./js_nest_helpers.js')
+const { flattenAnything, handleNested,reduceArray,reduceObject, commonReduceLogic } = require('./de_nest.js')
+const { varInfo, updatePv, ecma2015ArrMerge, convertObjectToArrays } = require('./js_nest_helpers.js')
 
 const obj = { a: 7, b: 2, c: {value:3} };
 describe('sanity', () => {
@@ -18,12 +18,23 @@ describe('de-nest is working properly for', () => {
     const arr = [7, undefined,  {value: undefined, value2: 4}, 1, 2, 3, 4];
     const obj = { a: 7, b: 2, c: {value:3} };
 
+    it('flattenAnything, evaluate an array as an array', () => {
+      assert.equal(
+        JSON.stringify(flattenAnything({arr})),
+        '{"keys":["arr[0]","arr[2].value2","arr[3]","arr[4]","arr[5]","arr[6]"],"values":[7,4,1,2,3,4]}'
+      );
+    })
+
     it('handleNested, evaluate an array as an array', () => {
-      assert.equal(JSON.stringify(handleNested({arr})),'{"arr[0]":7,"arr[2].value2":4,"arr[3]":1,"arr[4]":2,"arr[5]":3,"arr[6]":4}' );
+      assert.equal(
+        JSON.stringify(handleNested({arr})),
+        '{"arr[0]":7,"arr[2].value2":4,"arr[3]":1,"arr[4]":2,"arr[5]":3,"arr[6]":4}'
+      );
     })
 
     it('reduce array method should give array syntax top level with either as it nests deeper', () => {
-      assert.equal(JSON.stringify(reduceArray(['arr', arr])),'{"arr[0]":7,"arr[2].value2":4,"arr[3]":1,"arr[4]":2,"arr[5]":3,"arr[6]":4}' );
+      assert.equal(JSON.stringify(reduceArray(['arr', arr])),
+        '{"arr[0]":7,"arr[2].value2":4,"arr[3]":1,"arr[4]":2,"arr[5]":3,"arr[6]":4}' );
     })
 
     it('reduce a array method should not give object syntax top level', () => {
@@ -39,6 +50,10 @@ describe('de-nest is working properly for', () => {
     const obj = { a: 7, b: 2, c: {value:3} };
     const arr = [7, undefined,  {value: undefined, value2: 4}, 1, 2, 3, 4];
 
+    it('flattenAnything, evaluate an object as an object', () => {
+      assert.equal(JSON.stringify(flattenAnything({obj})),'{"keys":["obj.a","obj.b","obj.c.value"],"values":[7,2,3]}' );
+    })
+
     it('handleNested, evaluate an object as an object', () => {
       assert.equal(JSON.stringify(handleNested({obj})),'{"obj.a":7,"obj.b":2,"obj.c.value":3}' );
     })
@@ -60,4 +75,9 @@ describe('de-nest is working properly for', () => {
       assert.equal(JSON.stringify(ecma2015ArrMerge(mergeObj1, mergeObj2)), '{"c":{"value":3},"d":2,"a":7,"b":2}');
     })
   })
-})
+
+  describe('#convert', () => {
+    const obj = {"obj.a":7,"obj.b":2,"obj.c.value":3}
+    assert.equal(JSON.stringify(convertObjectToArrays(obj)),'{"keys":["obj.a","obj.b","obj.c.value"],"values":[7,2,3]}')
+  })
+})