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Taking contents of an array of objects, and assigning them to a property on a JSON object

I want to take items from this array (the way I save things on the client)
[
{
"id": "-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gMMM",
"text": "Finish the backend[1]",
"status": true,
"time": 1625248047800
},
{
"id": "-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gGHf",
"text": "Finish the middle-end[2]",
"status": false,
"time": 1625248040000
},
{
"id": "-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gGHd",
"text": "Finish the front-end[3]",
"status": false,
"time": 1625248040000
}
]
And turn them into this format for how I save it server side
{ "todos": {
"-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gMMM": {
"text": "Finish the backend[1]",
"status": true,
"time": 1625248047800,
},
"-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gGHf": {
"text": "Finish the middle-end[2]",
"status": false,
"time": 1625248040000,
},
"-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gGHd": {
"text": "Finish the front-end[3]",
"status": false,
"time": 1625248040000,
}
},
}
Basically i turn items into an array on the client to help with sorting and making use of arrays. But before sending it back need to put into the right format

Use .map() to loop over the array of objects to exctract the id property, so you can use it as the key of the new object.
Use Object.fromEntries() to create the new object from the array returned by .map().
const data = [
{
"id": "-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gMMM",
"text": "Finish the backend[1]",
"status": true,
"time": 1625248047800
},
{
"id": "-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gGHf",
"text": "Finish the middle-end[2]",
"status": false,
"time": 1625248040000
},
{
"id": "-Mdawqllf_-BaW63gGHd",
"text": "Finish the front-end[3]",
"status": false,
"time": 1625248040000
}
];
const todos = {
Todos: Object.fromEntries(data.map(obj => [obj.id, obj]))
};
console.log(todos);

#Barmar's solutions is nice.
For the sake of learning or others googling. You can also reduce the array to an object.
const todos = data.reduce((obj, item) => {
obj[item.id] = item
return obj
}, {})

const items = {
todos: {
...data
}
};
Assume that data is the array of objects.
Use the spread operator to copy all the array objects from data array to the todos object at key todos.
One important thing to note that you can't assign more than one objects without array to a single object key. You definately have to use the array to maintain all the objects under the one key.
Avoid using the hardcode index. Always use the spread operator

Backbone .fetch() adds one too many models

I am using backbone's fetch method to retrieve a set of JSON from the server. Inside the fetch call, I have a success callback that correctly assigns attributes to a model for each object found.
var foo = assetCollection.fetch({
reset: true,
success: function(response){
var data = response.models[0].attributes.collection.items;
data.forEach(function(data){
assetCollection.add([
{src_href: data.data[0].value,
title: data.data[1].value
}
]);
});
console.log(assetCollection.models)
}
})
Right now I am working with a static set of JSON that has two objects. However, logging assetCollection.models returns three objects: the first is the initial server JSON response, while the next two are correctly parsed Backbone models.
How do I keep Backbone from adding the first object (the entire response from the server) to its set of models, and instead just add the two JSON objects that I am interested in?
The JSON object returned from the server is as follows:
{
"collection": {
"version": "1.0",
"items": [
{
"href": "http://localhost:8080/api/assets/d7070f64-9899-4eca-8ba8-4f35184e0853",
"data": [
{
"name": "src_href",
"prompt": "Src_href",
"value": "http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/590x/robin-williams-night-at-the-museum-498385.jpg"
},
{
"name": "title",
"prompt": "Title",
"value": "Robin as Teddy Roosevelt"
}
]
},
{
"href": "http://localhost:8080/api/assets/d7070f64-9899-4eca-8ba8-4f35184e0853",
"data": [
{
"name": "src_href",
"prompt": "Src_href",
"value": "http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/164/830/164830426_640.jpg"
},
{
"name": "title",
"prompt": "Title",
"value": "Mrs. Doubtfire"
}
]
}
]
}
}

You should modufy collection.
Probably you should change parse method:
yourCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
parse: function(data) {
return data.models[0].attributes.collection.items;
}
})
When you use fetch Backbone parse result and add all elements what you return in parse.

Javascript looping through elements and adding to table

I'm having trouble finding a solution that will help me loop through a bunch of elements and putting the chosen values into a table. I've been able to withdraw some values but the method isn't dynamic.
Here is an example:
var Table = {
"credit": {
"link": "site link",
"logoUrl": "logo url",
"message": "message"
},
"groups": [
{
"labels": [
{
"name": "Western Conference",
"type": "conference"
},
{
"name": "Central Division",
"type": "division"
}
],
"standings": [
{
"stats": [
{
"name": "gp",
"value": 20
},
{
"name": "w",
"value": 17
},
{
"name": "l",
"value": 0
},
{
"name": "gf",
"value": 64
},
{
"name": "ga",
"value": 37
},
{
"name": "gd",
"value": 27
},
{
"name": "pts",
"value": 37
}
],
"team": {
"id": 12345,
"link": "team link",
"name": "team name",
"shortName": "team"
}
},
This is the structure of the elements. So far I've used this:
document.getElementById("sGamesPlayed").innerHTML=Table.groups[0].standings[0].stats[0].value;
to withdraw values. However there are more teams, stats and divisions so I would need some kind of loop to go through the elements and put the into a dynamic table.

I would consider you to look at http://underscorejs.org/.
it provides a bunch of utility functions that could help you,
for example, _.each() helps you loop through JSON properties.
for the sample objects you've given (after completing the missing brackets at the end),
_.each(Table.groups[0].standings[0].stats, function(stats){
console.log(stats['name']+","+stats['value'])
})
gives me:
gp,20
w,17
l,0
gf,64
ga,37
gd,27
pts,37
how it works is that you provide the object you want as the first argument and the function that you give as the second argument will be called with each element of the first argument (Assuming it is a list).
I would also urge you to look at underscore templating that you can use to render your table where i put the console.log :
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/getting-cozy-with-underscore-js/
http://scriptble.com/2011/01/28/underscore-js-templates/

I guess your question is about filtering the values of the array standings. In order to do that you can use the jQuery grep function (if you want to use jQuery).
For example you can write:
var arr = $.grep(Table.groups[0].standings[0].stats, function(d){return d.value>25})
Which will give
arr = [{"name": "gf","value": 64}, {"name": "ga", "value": 37},{"name": "gd", "value": 27},{"name": "pts", "value": 37}]
If this is not what you meant, can you please create a jsFiddle with a sample of what you want?

Depending on what you want to do with the results, you can go over the object using a scheme like:
var groups, standings, stats, value;
groups = Table.groups;
// Do stuff with groups
for (var i=0, iLen=groups.length; i<iLen; i++) {
standings = groups[i].standings;
// Do stuff with standings
for (var j=0, jLen=standings.length; j<jLen; j++) {
stats = standings[j];
// Do stuff with stats
for (var k=0, kLen=stats.length; k<kLen; k++) {
value = stats[k].value;
// Do stuff with value
}
}
}
Of course I have no idea what the data is for, what the overall structure is or how you want to present it. But if you have deeply nested data, all you can do is dig into it. You might be able to write a recursive function, but it might also become very difficult to maintain if the data structure is complex.

How to change the order of a JavaScript object?

My JavaScript object looks like this:
"ivrItems": {
"50b5e7bec90a6f4e19000001": {
"name": "sdf",
"key": "555",
"onSelect": "fsdfsdfsdf"
},
"50b5e7c3c90a6f4e19000002": {
"name": "dfgdf",
"key": "666",
"onSelect": "fdgdfgdf",
"parentId": null
},
"50b5e7c8c90a6f4e19000003": {
"name": "dfdf",
"key": "55",
"onSelect": "dfdffffffffff",
"parentId": null
}
}
Now I want to change the order of the object dynamically.
After sorting, the object should look as follows:
"ivrItems": {
"50b5e7bec90a6f4e19000001": {
"name": "sdf",
"key": "555",
"onSelect": "fsdfsdfsdf"
},
"50b5e7c8c90a6f4e19000003": {
"name": "dfdf",
"key": "55",
"onSelect": "dfdffffffffff",
"parentId": null
}
"50b5e7c3c90a6f4e19000002": {
"name": "dfgdf",
"key": "666",
"onSelect": "fdgdfgdf",
"parentId": null
}
}
Is there any possible way to do this?

To get and then change the order of an Object's enumeration, you need to manually define the order. This is normally done by adding the properties of the object to an Array.
var keys = Object.keys(data.ivrItems);
Now you can iterate the keys Array, and use the keys to access members of your irvItems object.
keys.forEach(function(key) {
console.log(data.irvItems[key]);
});
Now the order will always be that of the order given by Object.keys, but there's no guarantee that the order will be what you want.
You can take that Array and reorder it using whatever ordering you need.
keys.sort(function(a, b) {
return +data.irvItems[a].key - +data.irvItems[b].key;
});
This sort will sort the keys by the nested key property of each object after numeric conversion.

You should use an Array. Object keys has no order
like this:
{
"ivrItems": [
{
"id": "50b5e7bec90a6f4e19000001",
"name": "sdf",
"key": "555",
"onSelect": "fsdfsdfsdf"
},
{
"id": "50b5e7c8c90a6f4e19000003",
"name": "dfdf",
"key": "55",
"onSelect": "dfdffffffffff",
"parentId": null
},
{
"id": "50b5e7c3c90a6f4e19000002",
"name": "dfgdf",
"key": "666",
"onSelect": "fdgdfgdf",
"parentId": null
}
]
}

You're probably going to have a tough time with cross-browser compatibility, if you're doing this in the browser. But computers are mostly deterministic, so you could probably accomplish this reliably in one javascript engine implementation, though. For example, in the Chrome REPL / console, you can get this order simply by sequencing adding the properties:
var n = {}
n.b = 2
n.c = 3
var m = {}
m.c = 3
m.b = 2
JSON.stringify(n)
> "{"b":2,"c":3}"
JSON.stringify(m)
> "{"c":3,"b":2}"
So you could reconstruct your object, adding the keys in the order you want to find them later.
But the other people are right, if you want true, predictable order, you should use an array.

Javascript objects are intrinsically unordered.
You can't do that.

JSON parsing in JS

I am getting a JSON in response from server:
{
"width": "765",
"height": "990",
"srcPath": "http://192.168.5.13:8888/ebook/user_content/_ADMIN_/_MERGED_/1273.pdf",
"coverPage": "",
"documents": [
{
"index": "1",
"text": "Archiving Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Data with the Hitachi Content Archive Platform and Hitachi Data Discovery for Microsoft SharePoint",
"type": "doc",
"id": "HDS_054227~201106290029",
"children": [
{
"text": "Page 1",
"leaf": "true",
"pageLocation": "http://192.168.5.13:8888/ebook/user_content/_ADMIN_/_IMAGES_/HDS_054227~201106290029/image_1.png"
},
{
"text": "Page 2",
"leaf": "true",
"pageLocation": "http://192.168.5.13:8888/ebook/user_content/_ADMIN_/_IMAGES_/HDS_054227~201106290029/image_2.png"
}
]
},
{
"index": "11",
"text": "Brocade FCoE Enabling Server I/O Consolidation",
"type": "doc",
"id": "HDS_053732~201105261741",
"children": [
{
"text": "Page 1",
"leaf": "true",
"pageLocation": "http://192.168.5.13:8888/ebook/user_content/_ADMIN_/_IMAGES_/HDS_053732~201105261741/image_1.png"
},
{
"text": "Page 2",
"leaf": "true",
"pageLocation": "http://192.168.5.13:8888/ebook/user_content/_ADMIN_/_IMAGES_/HDS_053732~201105261741/image_2.png"
}
]
}
]
}
And I want to get pagelocation of the children.
Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Hi
i also want to get indexes from this and then want to get pagelocations of that particular children. Can you tell me how would i do that?
And also when i when i am getting indexes array it is returning me ,, only and not the index nos.
I am using following code for that :
indexes=response.documents.map(function(e){ return e.children.index; })
Thanks & Regards

If you're interested in simply retrieving all the page locations, you can do it using filter:
var locations = [];
json.documents.forEach(function(e,i) {
e.children.forEach(function(e2,i2) {
locations.push(e2.pageLocation);
)}
});
// returns flat array like [item1,item2,item3,item4]
You can get an array of arrays using map:
var locations = [];
var locations = json.documents.map(function(e) {
return e.children.map(function(e2) {
return e2.pageLocation;
});
});
// returns 2-dimensional array like [[item1,item2],[item1,item2]]

Your json response is an appropriate javascript object So you can access all elements of the object like you do as in back end.
here, you have an array of object of the type documents and each document object has array of objects of the type children. so
syntax would be
myjson.documents[0].children[0].pagelocation
( = http://192.168.5.13:8888/ebook/user_content/_ADMIN_/_IMAGES_/HDS_054227~201106290029/image_1.png)
will give you the very first page location..
and so on