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

With lodash:

const items = [
    { key: 'foo', value: 'bar' },
    { key: 'hello', value: 'world' }
];

const map = _.fromPairs(items.map(item => [item.key, item.value]));

console.log(map); // { foo: 'bar', hello: 'world' }

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