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187 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
# flat [](http://travis-ci.org/hughsk/flat)
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Take a nested Javascript object and flatten it, or unflatten an object with
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delimited keys.
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## Installation
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``` bash
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$ npm install flat
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```
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## Methods
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### flatten(original, options)
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Flattens the object - it'll return an object one level deep, regardless of how
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nested the original object was:
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``` javascript
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var flatten = require('flat')
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flatten({
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key1: {
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keyA: 'valueI'
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},
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key2: {
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keyB: 'valueII'
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},
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key3: { a: { b: { c: 2 } } }
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})
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// {
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// 'key1.keyA': 'valueI',
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// 'key2.keyB': 'valueII',
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// 'key3.a.b.c': 2
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// }
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```
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### unflatten(original, options)
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Flattening is reversible too, you can call `flatten.unflatten()` on an object:
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``` javascript
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var unflatten = require('flat').unflatten
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unflatten({
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'three.levels.deep': 42,
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'three.levels': {
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nested: true
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}
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})
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// {
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// three: {
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// levels: {
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// deep: 42,
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// nested: true
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// }
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// }
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// }
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```
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## Options
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### delimiter
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Use a custom delimiter for (un)flattening your objects, instead of `.`.
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### safe
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When enabled, both `flat` and `unflatten` will preserve arrays and their
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contents. This is disabled by default.
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``` javascript
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var flatten = require('flat')
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flatten({
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this: [
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{ contains: 'arrays' },
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{ preserving: {
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them: 'for you'
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}}
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]
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}, {
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safe: true
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})
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// {
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// 'this': [
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// { contains: 'arrays' },
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// { preserving: {
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// them: 'for you'
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// }}
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// ]
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// }
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```
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### object
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When enabled, arrays will not be created automatically when calling unflatten, like so:
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``` javascript
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unflatten({
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'hello.you.0': 'ipsum',
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'hello.you.1': 'lorem',
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'hello.other.world': 'foo'
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}, { object: true })
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// hello: {
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// you: {
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// 0: 'ipsum',
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// 1: 'lorem',
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// },
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// other: { world: 'foo' }
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// }
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```
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### overwrite
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When enabled, existing keys in the unflattened object may be overwritten if they cannot hold a newly encountered nested value:
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```javascript
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unflatten({
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'TRAVIS': 'true',
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'TRAVIS_DIR': '/home/travis/build/kvz/environmental'
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}, { overwrite: true })
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// TRAVIS: {
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// DIR: '/home/travis/build/kvz/environmental'
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// }
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```
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Without `overwrite` set to `true`, the `TRAVIS` key would already have been set to a string, thus could not accept the nested `DIR` element.
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This only makes sense on ordered arrays, and since we're overwriting data, should be used with care.
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### maxDepth
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Maximum number of nested objects to flatten.
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``` javascript
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var flatten = require('flat')
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flatten({
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key1: {
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keyA: 'valueI'
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},
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key2: {
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keyB: 'valueII'
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},
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key3: { a: { b: { c: 2 } } }
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}, { maxDepth: 2 })
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// {
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// 'key1.keyA': 'valueI',
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// 'key2.keyB': 'valueII',
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// 'key3.a': { b: { c: 2 } }
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// }
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```
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## Command Line Usage
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`flat` is also available as a command line tool. You can run it with
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[`npx`](https://ghub.io/npx):
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```sh
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npx flat foo.json
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```
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Or install the `flat` command globally:
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```sh
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npm i -g flat && flat foo.json
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```
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Accepts a filename as an argument:
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```sh
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flat foo.json
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```
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Also accepts JSON on stdin:
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```sh
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cat foo.json | flat
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``` |