project-helpers

Project Helpers

Tiny library with some fun uses. Honestly, this is just my first NPM package, so more of a test for me really. But everything should work fine.

Installation

npm install project-helpers

Usage

import {helpers, mapObj, setDeep, ifFunc, arrayChunks} from "project-helpers"

Group an array into chunks of arrays.

This method is good for creating grids and any other things that require an array to be sorted into chunks.

const testArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];

const resulta = arrayChunks(testArray, 3);
const resultb = arrayChunks(testArray, 4);

// resulta is: [[1,2,3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]
// resultb is: [[1,2,3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8], [9]]

Access deeply nested values from an object

Sometimes we just need to reach a bit deeper than we'd like but are unsure if the pathway is even set.

Use this method to safely access deeply nested values.

const deepObject = {layer_one: {layer_two: {layer_three: { worked: "worked"}}}};

const result = accessDeep("layer_one.layer_two.layer_three.worked", deepObject);

result should be "worked"

Map an object like you would an array

Do you need to iterate through an object's values? Here you go. You're welcome:

const objectMap = {
        one: 1,
        two: 2,
        three: 3
    };
    
const result = mapObj(objectMap, function (val) {
                return val;
            });

result should be [1, 2, 3]

Deeply set a value of an object.

If you need to deeply set a value of an object, we can do so using the setDeep method. This will create the path even though it's not already set.

let myObject = {};

helpers.setDeep(myObject, "set.deeply.nested.values", "myValue");

// myObject.set.deeply.nested.values = "myValue";

// Now it should look like this:
myObject = { set: { deeply: { nested: { values: "myValue" }}}};

Call a function if it's a function

Sometimes in projects we need to call functions if they are indeed functions. For example, in a React project sometimes we have props that are optional. These props can contain functions. If that is indeed the case, we would end up writing something like this:

if (typeof myfunc === "function") {
    myfunc(...)
} 

Well, we think even the one-liner solution of this sucks. So we created better:

const myFunction = function (a, b) {
    return a + b;
}

ifFunc(myFunction, 1, 2) // should return 3;

This will gracefully fail if the function is not set.

Tests

npm test

Contributing

In lieu of a formal style guide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code.