dotPathModule.js


// big cleanup. You don't ALSO have to follow module pattern!

var dotPathModule = function (stringPath) {

    // old implimentation

    /*
    return function (obj) {

        var searchString = stringPath;
        console.log("Search string: " + searchString);

        var selectors = stringPath.split('.')

        //haha prolly don't need an additional assignment here
        var returnObj = obj;

        for (var selector in selectors) {

            for (var props in obj) {               
                // walk the tree via each selector like a map<map>
                returnObj = returnObj[selectors[selector]];

            }

        }

        return returnObj;
    }*/

    // bonus implimentation

    
        return function (object) {

            var searchString = stringPath;
            var selectors = searchString.split('.')


            console.log("Search string: " + selectors);

         

            function indexer(obj, i) {               
                return obj[i]
            }

            var returnObject = null;

            try{
                returnObject = selectors.reduce(indexer, object)
            } catch (e) {
                returnObject = undefined;
            }

            console.log(returnObject);

            return returnObject;

        }



}


// do the export so node is happy
module.exports = dotPathModule