Convert object array to hash map, indexed by an attribute value of the Object

Question

Use Case

The use case is to convert an array of objects into a hash map based on string or function provided to evaluate and use as the key in the hash map and val

Answer 1

You can use the new Object.fromEntries() method.

Example:

const array = [
   {key: 'a', value: 'b', redundant: 'aaa'},
   {key: 'x', value: 'y', redundant: 'zzz'}
]

const hash = Object.fromEntries(
   array.map(e => [e.key, e.value])
)

console.log(hash) // {a: b, x: y}