object-fields
Utility functions around object paths
Install
$ npm i --save object-fields
Usage
const objectFields = require('object-fields');
objectFields.split('data(file1,file2)');
objectFields.join(['data', 'data']);
objectFields.join(['path.to.thing', 'path.to.other.thing']);
objectFields.getParents(['child', 'parent.child', 'grandparent.parent.child']);
const data = [{ id: 1, name: 'one' }, { id: 2, name: 'two' }];
objectFields.retain(data, ['name']);
Methods
split
Takes a shortened input string and separates it into an array.
join
Takes array of selectors and shortens it into a string
getParents
Takes array of selectors and returns unique, true parents.
retain
Takes object and array of selectors. Removes non selected fields from object.
Known Limitations
This package does not currently support escaping.