Convert javascript dot notation object to nested object

Question

I\'m trying to build a function that would expand an object like :

{
    \'ab.cd.e\' : \'foo\',
    \'ab.cd.f\' : \'bar\',
    \'ab.g\' : \'foo2\'
}
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Answer 1

If you're using Node.js (e.g. - if not cut and paste out of our module), try this package: https://www.npmjs.org/package/dataobject-parser

Built a module that does the forward/reverse operations:

https://github.com/Gigzolo/dataobject-parser

It's designed as a self managed object right now. Used by instantiating an instance of DataObjectParser.

var structured = DataObjectParser.transpose({
    'ab.cd.e' : 'foo',
    'ab.cd.f' : 'bar',
    'ab.g' : 'foo2'
});                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

structured.data() returns your nested object:

{ab: {cd: {e:'foo', f:'bar'}, g:'foo2'}}

So here's a working example in JSFiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/H8Cqx/