Method setPath

lib/util.js:630–652

* Set objects given a path as a string list * * @method setPath * @param {object} object - Object to set the property on * @param {string|string[]} property - The property name to get (as an array or '.' delimited string) * @param {*} value - value to set, ignoring null * @return {

(object, property, value)

   * @return {*} - the given value
   */
  static setPath(object, property, value) {
    const path = Array.isArray(property) ? property : property.split('.');

    if (value === null || path.length === 0) {
      return;
    }

    let next = object;

    for (let i = 0; i < path.length; i++) {
      let name = path[i];

      if (i === path.length - 1) { // no more keys to make, so set the value
        next[name] = value;
      } else if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(next, name)) {
        next = next[name];
    } else {
        next = next[name] = {};
      }
    }

    return value;
  }

  /**
   * Return true if two objects have equal contents.