Backend Skills Test Submission - Duncan Prince

Ontraport_submission.js

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+function toAssociativeArray(currentObj, path, finalObj) {
+	//This function pertains to question 1.
+  //Takes in multidimensional object 'currentObj'.
+  //Initially, path = '' and finalObj = {}.
+  //After completion, finalObj will be the desired associative array.
+
+  if (typeof(currentObj) !== "object") {
+		finalObj[path] = currentObj;
+  }
+  //recursively call on each key w/ corresponding path
+  for (let key in currentObj) {
+    toAssociativeArray(currentObj[key], path + '/' + key, finalObj);
+  }
+}
+
+function fromAssociativeArray(currentObj, finalObj) {
+	//This function pertains to question 2.
+	//Takes in associative array currentObj.
+  //Initially, finalObj = {}.
+  //After completion, finalObj will be the desired multi-dimensional object.
+
+	let newObj = {};
+  let i = 0;
+  for (let key in currentObj){
+  	//parse the path for easier handling
+  	newObj[i] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(key)).split("/");
+
+    //create reference for use in next for loop
+  	var finalCopy = finalObj;
+
+  	for(var j = 1; j < (newObj[i]).length; j++){
+
+  		if (typeof(finalCopy[newObj[i][j]]) == 'undefined'){
+  			finalCopy[newObj[i][j]] = {};
+  		}
+  		else{
+    		//do nothing (key/directory already exists)
+  		}
+    	if (j < (newObj[i]).length-1){
+      	finalCopy = finalCopy[newObj[i][j]];
+    	}
+    	else{
+      	finalCopy[newObj[i][j]] = currentObj[key];
+    	}
+  	}
+  	i++;
+	}
+}
+
+//Object used in testing
+let nestedObj = {
+	'one':
+  {
+  'four': [5, 6, 7],
+  	'two': 3
+  },
+  'eight':
+    {
+    'nine':
+    {
+  		'ten': 11
+  	}
+  }
+};
+let path = '';
+let finalObj1 = {};
+
+//test first function
+toAssociativeArray(nestedObj, path, finalObj1);
+console.dir(finalObj1);
+
+//copy result, for input to second function
+let newObj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(finalObj1));
+let finalObj2 = {};
+
+//test second function
+fromAssociativeArray(newObj, finalObj2);
+console.dir(finalObj2);
+
+alert("Success");