@hapi/hoek

What is @hapi/hoek?

The @hapi/hoek package is a utility module for the hapi ecosystem, providing a set of common function helpers that are used across multiple hapi modules. It includes functions for manipulating objects, arrays, and other types, as well as utility functions for assertions, cloning, merging, and more.

What are @hapi/hoek's main functionalities?

Object Cloning

Creates a deep clone of an object, ensuring that nested objects are also cloned rather than just copying their references.

const Hoek = require('@hapi/hoek');
const obj = { a: 1, b: { c: 2 } };
const clone = Hoek.clone(obj);

Object Merging

Merges all the properties of the source object into the target object. This is a deep merge operation.

const Hoek = require('@hapi/hoek');
const target = { a: 1 };
const source = { b: 2 };
Hoek.merge(target, source);

Assertion

Throws an error if the condition is not true. Useful for adding assertions in your code to ensure that certain conditions are met.

const Hoek = require('@hapi/hoek');
Hoek.assert(1 === 1, 'This will not throw.');
Hoek.assert(1 === 2, 'This will throw an error.');

Reach

Allows you to access a nested property within an object using a string path.

const Hoek = require('@hapi/hoek');
const obj = { a: { b: { c: 1 } } };
const value = Hoek.reach(obj, 'a.b.c');

Apply To Defaults

Applies a set of default keys and values to an object, only adding values if they are not already present in the object.

const Hoek = require('@hapi/hoek');
const defaults = { a: 1, b: 2 };
const options = { b: 3, c: 4 };
const result = Hoek.applyToDefaults(defaults, options);

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README

@hapi/hoek

Utility methods for the hapi ecosystem.

hoek is part of the hapi ecosystem and was designed to work seamlessly with the hapi web framework and its other components (but works great on its own or with other frameworks). If you are using a different web framework and find this module useful, check out hapi – they work even better together.

This module is not intended to solve every problem for everyone, but rather as a central place to store hapi-specific methods. If you're looking for a general purpose utility module, check out lodash.

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