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Merge array elements group by properties in Javascript

I have the following javascript object array:

       [ { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "age": 10}, 
         { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "height": 100},
         { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "weight": 50},
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "age": 11}, 
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "height": 110},
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "weight": 60},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "age": 12}, 
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "height": 120},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "weight": 70}]

Is it possible to group by firstName and lastName such that it includes other properties of the object in the array?

Expected Array:

       [ { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "age": 10, "height": 100, "weight": 50}, 
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "age": 11, "height": 110, "weight": 60},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "age": 12, "height": 120, "weight": 70}]
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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Concept

Prepare a result array. Iterate through all the data. Check if the firstName and lastName exist in the result array. If no, push it into the result array. If yes, merge the object to get the missing properties.

Code

const data =[ { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "age": 10}, 
         { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "height": 100},
         { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "weight": 50},
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "age": 11}, 
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "height": 110},
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "weight": 60},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "age": 12}, 
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "height": 120},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "weight": 70}];
let result = [];
let found;
data.forEach(d => {
  found = false;
  result.forEach(r => {
    if (r.firstName === d.firstName && r.lastName === d.lastName){
      Object.assign(r, d);
      found = true;
    }
  });
  if (!found){
    result.push(d);
  }
});
console.log(result);

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report

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you can do something like this

const group = data => Object.values(data.reduce((res, {firstName, lastName, ...rest}) =>{
  const key = JSON.stringify({firstName, lastName})
  
  return {
    ...res,
    [key]: {firstName, lastName, ...(res[key] || {}), ...rest}
  }
}, {}))



const data = [ { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "age": 10}, 
         { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "height": 100},
         { "firstName": "x", "lastName": "y", "weight": 50},
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "age": 11}, 
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "height": 110},
         { "firstName": "a", "lastName": "b", "weight": 60},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "age": 12}, 
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "height": 120},
         { "firstName": "m", "lastName": "n", "weight": 70}]
         
console.log(group(data))

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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