I am having difficulties formatting some data. Currently, I receive data in the following structure.
[
{
"q1":"5",
"q2":[
"13",
"12",
],
"q3":"test",
}
]
I essentially need to modify this or even create a new object, that takes the following structure.
[
{
id: 1, //q1
answers: [
{
answer: '5',
},
],
},
{
id: 2, //q2
answers: [
{
answer: '13',
},
{
answer: '12',
},
],
},
{
id: 3, //q3
answers: [
{
answer: 'test',
},
],
},
];
So the id in the above would be obtained by remove the q and getting the number in the first data object. It would then have an answers array that would have an object for each answer.
I have been attempting this but have gotten lost. I don't know if I should use loops, mapping, filters etc. To be honest, the furthest I have got so far is obtaining the keys
var modified = data.map(function(item) {
return Object.keys(item)
})
I have created a JSFiddle where I have been attempting to do this.
Is there any way I can achieve the data I am after?
Many thanks
Please use map function.
const data = {
"q1":"5",
"q2":[
"13",
"12",
],
"q3":"test",
};
const result = Object.keys(data).map(key => {
let item = {id: key.substring(1), answers: []};
if(typeof data[key] === "string")
item.answers.push({answer: data[key]});
else
item.answers = data[key].map(val => ({answer: val}));
return item;
});
console.log(result)const inputData = [
{
"q1":"5",
"q2":[
"13",
"12",
],
"q3":"test",
}
]
function answerMapper(objVal, id){
return Array.isArray(objVal)
?
{ id, answers: objVal.map(answer => ({ answer }))}
:
{ id, answers: [{answer: objVal }] }
}
function formatObject(obj){
return Object.keys(obj).map((k, i) => answerMapper(obj[k], i+1));
}
const result = inputData.map(obj => formatObject(obj));
// remove flatMap if your inputData has more than one entry
console.log(result.flatMap(x => x));lets create a pure function which accepts the object in the array like so
const processObject = obj => Object.keys(obj).map(id => {
const answer = obj[id];
const answers = Array.isArray(answer) ? answer : [answer]
const answerObjectArray = answers.map(ans => ({
answer: ans
}));
return {
id: +id.substring(1),
answers: answerObjectArray
}
});
const dataArray = [{
"q1": "5",
"q2": [
"13",
"12",
],
"q3": "test",
}];
const output = processObject(dataArray[0]);
console.log(output);