super-utils-plus/dist/object/set.js

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"use strict";
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.set = set;
const is_1 = require("../utils/is");
/**
 * Sets the value at path of object. If a portion of path doesn't exist, it's created.
 * Arrays are created for missing index properties while objects are created for all
 * other missing properties.
 *
 * @param object - The object to modify
 * @param path - The path of the property to set
 * @param value - The value to set
 * @returns The modified object
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * const object = { 'a': [{ 'b': { 'c': 3 } }] };
 *
 * set(object, 'a[0].b.c', 4);
 * // => { 'a': [{ 'b': { 'c': 4 } }] }
 *
 * set(object, ['x', '0', 'y', 'z'], 5);
 * // => { 'a': [{ 'b': { 'c': 4 } }], 'x': [{ 'y': { 'z': 5 } }] }
 * ```
 */
function set(object, path, value) {
    if ((0, is_1.isNil)(object)) {
        return object;
    }
    const segments = (0, is_1.isString)(path) ? parsePath(path) :
        (0, is_1.isArray)(path) ? path :
            [path];
    if (!segments.length) {
        return object;
    }
    const root = object;
    const lastIndex = segments.length - 1;
    // Create nested properties if they don't exist
    let current = root;
    for (let i = 0; i < lastIndex; i++) {
        const segment = segments[i];
        const nextSegment = segments[i + 1];
        const isNextIndexProperty = typeof nextSegment === 'number' || /^\d+$/.test(String(nextSegment));
        // If the current segment doesn't exist, create it
        if (current[segment] === undefined) {
            // Create an array if the next segment is an index, otherwise an object
            current[segment] = isNextIndexProperty ? [] : {};
        }
        current = current[segment];
        // If we unexpectedly hit a primitive value, replace it with an object or array
        if (current === null || typeof current !== 'object') {
            current = root[segment] = isNextIndexProperty ? [] : {};
        }
    }
    // Set the final value
    current[segments[lastIndex]] = value;
    return root;
}
/**
 * Parses a string path into path segments.
 * Supports dot notation and bracket notation.
 *
 * @param path - The path to parse
 * @returns An array of path segments
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * parsePath('a[0].b.c');
 * // => ['a', 0, 'b', 'c']
 * ```
 */
function parsePath(path) {
    // Split by dots, but not within brackets
    const segments = [];
    let currentSegment = '';
    let inBrackets = false;
    for (let i = 0; i < path.length; i++) {
        const char = path[i];
        if (char === '[') {
            if (currentSegment) {
                segments.push(currentSegment);
                currentSegment = '';
            }
            inBrackets = true;
        }
        else if (char === ']') {
            // If it's a number in brackets, convert to number
            if (/^\d+$/.test(currentSegment)) {
                segments.push(parseInt(currentSegment, 10));
            }
            else {
                segments.push(currentSegment);
            }
            currentSegment = '';
            inBrackets = false;
        }
        else if (char === '.' && !inBrackets) {
            if (currentSegment) {
                segments.push(currentSegment);
                currentSegment = '';
            }
        }
        else {
            currentSegment += char;
        }
    }
    if (currentSegment) {
        segments.push(currentSegment);
    }
    return segments;
}