pathway

Follow key-paths through nested objects.

example

var pathway = require('pathway');
var xs = [
    { x : { y : { z : 555 } } },
    { beep : 'boop' },
    { x : { y : { z : 444 } }, w : 4 },
    { x : { y : 'zzz' } },
    { x : { y : { z : 333 } } },
    { X : { y : { z : 222 } } }
];
var ys = pathway(xs, [ true, /x/i, 'y', 'z' ]);
console.dir(ys);

---

[ 555, 444, 333, 222 ]

methods

var pathway = require('pathway')

pathway(obj, path)

Return an array of all the matching paths through the nested object obj that match the key path route path.

Key paths determine how to proceed deeper into the object for each element. Key paths may contain these kinds of elements:

• string, number - used as raw keys
• RegExp - match keys
• boolean - match all or no keys
• function - match keys with f(key, value), return truthiness
• array - match any of these strings or regexes

Some types may select multiple matching results at a given node, in which case all the matching nodes at that level will be followed forward into the result until a later condition isn't satisfied.

This behavior is heavily inspired by how JSONStream's .parse() function works.

install

With npm do:

npm install pathway

notes

This module was written high up in a tree at Mosswood Park.