Function set_prop

src/disk.rs:628–640

Deeply set a property in the parsed JSON. Marks the file dirty only when the value actually changed (order-aware comparison).

(file: &mut File<JsonValue>, pointer: &str, next_value: JsonValue)

/// Deeply set a property in the parsed JSON. Marks the file dirty only when
/// the value actually changed (order-aware comparison).
pub fn set_prop(file: &mut File<JsonValue>, pointer: &str, next_value: JsonValue) {
  if pointer == "/" {
    if json_values_differ(&file.contents, &next_value) {
      file.contents = next_value;
      file.dirty = true;
    }
  } else if let Some(value) = file.contents.pointer_mut(pointer)
    && json_values_differ(value, &next_value)
  {
    *value = next_value;
    file.dirty = true;
  }
}

/// Set a key on a parent object. Uses direct Map access so keys may contain
/// `/` (eg. scoped npm packages like `@scope/name`). Marks dirty only when