Iterate over object keys in node.js

Question

Since Javascript 1.7 there is an Iterator object, which allows this:

var a={a:1,b:2,c:3};
var it=Iterator(a);

function iterate(){
    try {  
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Answer 1

I'm new to node.js (about 2 weeks), but I've just created a module that recursively reports to the console the contents of an object. It will list all or search for a specific item and then drill down by a given depth if need be.

Perhaps you can customize this to fit your needs. Keep It Simple! Why complicate?...

'use strict';

//console.log("START: AFutils");

// Recusive console output report of an Object
// Use this as AFutils.reportObject(req, "", 1, 3); // To list all items in req object by 3 levels
// Use this as AFutils.reportObject(req, "headers", 1, 10); // To find "headers" item and then list by 10 levels
// yes, I'm OLD School!  I like to see the scope start AND end!!!  :-P
exports.reportObject = function(obj, key, level, deep) 
{
    if (!obj)
    { 
        return;
    }

    var nextLevel = level + 1;

    var keys, typer, prop;
    if(key != "")
    {   // requested field
        keys = key.split(']').join('').split('[');
    }
    else
    {   // do for all
        keys = Object.keys(obj);
    }
    var len = keys.length;
    var add = "";
    for(var j = 1; j < level; j++)
    {
        // I would normally do {add = add.substr(0, level)} of a precreated multi-tab [add] string here, but Sublime keeps replacing with spaces, even with the ["translate_tabs_to_spaces": false] setting!!! (angry)
        add += "\t";
    }

    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) 
    {
        prop = obj[keys[i]];
        if(!prop)
        {
            // Don't show / waste of space in console window...
            //console.log(add + level + ": UNDEFINED [" + keys[i] + "]");
        }
        else
        {
            typer = typeof(prop);
            if(typer == "function")
            {
                // Don't bother showing fundtion code...
                console.log(add + level + ": [" + keys[i] + "] = {" + typer + "}");
            }
            else
            if(typer == "object")
            {
                console.log(add + level + ": [" + keys[i] + "] = {" + typer + "}");
                if(nextLevel <= deep)
                {
                    // drop the key search mechanism if first level item has been found...
                    this.reportObject(prop, "", nextLevel, deep); // Recurse into
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Basic report
                console.log(add + level + ": [" + keys[i] + "] = {" + typer + "} = " + prop + ".");
            }
        }
    }
    return ;
};

//console.log("END: AFutils");