In essence, I aim to develop a versatile function "organize" that can transform the following data structure:
[
{ name: 'band1', type: 'concert', subtype: 'rock' },
{ name: 'band2', type: 'concert', subtype: 'jazz' },
{ name: 'band3', type: 'concert', subtype: 'jazz' },
{ name: 'fun1', type: 'festival', subtype: 'beer' },
{ name: 'fun2', type: 'festival', subtype: 'food' },
]
into this organized format:
{
'concert': {
'rock': [
{ name: 'band1', type: 'concert', subtype: 'rock' },
],
'jazz': [
{ name: 'band2', type: 'concert', subtype: 'jazz' },
{ name: 'band3', type: 'concert', subtype: 'jazz' }
]
},
'festival': {
'beer': [
{ name: 'fun1', type: 'festival', subtype: 'beer' },
],
'food': [
{ name: 'fun2', type: 'festival', subtype: 'food' },
]
}
}
based on the parameters provided in the method call:
organize(events, ['type', 'subtype']);
The main goal behind this restructuring is to simplify the process of iterating over and displaying the data. In Vue.js terms, the output would resemble something like this:
<div v-for="(type, subtypes) in organize(events, ['type', 'subtype'])">
<h1>{{ type }}</h1>
<div v-for="(subtype, events) in subtypes">
<h2>{{ subtype }}</h2>
<div v-for="event in events">
<h3>{{ event.name }}</h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>
This implementation has been quite challenging for me, as I believe it could involve recursion and potentially a combination of methods like map
, filter
, and reduce
. However, my attempts so far have resulted in rather convoluted code that achieves similar functionality. It's also plausible that there are features in JavaScript that I am not utilizing efficiently for this task.
I welcome any advice or direction on this matter, though it's not an urgent issue. I simply see great value in having a universal function for organizing arrays in this manner.