The json object is
var data = [{"Parent":1,"Child":[4,5,6]},{"Parent":2},{"Parent":3}]
How can I use underscore.js chain/map/pluck etc... function to get the flatten result
var result = [];
for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
result.push(data[i].Parent);
if (data.Child != undefined) {
for (var j = 0; j < data[i].Child.length; j++) {
result.push(data[i].Child[j]);
}
}
}
console.log(result) >> //1,4,5,6,2,3
Here's a shorter solution:
flat = _.flatten(_.map(data, _.values))
Alternatively, if you want a function that can universally flatten any collection of objects or arrays,
You could extend Underscore with:
_.mixin({crush: function(l, s, r) {return _.isObject(l)? (r = function(l) {return _.isObject(l)? _.flatten(_.map(l, s? _.identity:r)):l;})(l):[];}});
Crush (for lack of a better name) can be called like _.crush(list, [shallow])
or _(list).crush([shallow])
and behaves exactly like a generalized form of Underscore's built-in Flatten.
It can be passed a collection of nested objects, arrays, or both of any depth and will return a single-leveled array containing all of the input's values and own properties. Like Flatten, if it is passed an additional argument which evaluates to true, a "shallow" execution is performed with the output only flattened one level.
Example 1:
_.crush({
a: 1,
b: [2],
c: [3, {
d: {
e: 4
}
}]
});
//=> [1, 2, 3, 4]
Example 2:
_.crush({
a: 1,
b: [2],
c: [3, {
d: {
e: 4
}
}]
}, true);
//=> [1, 2, 3, {
// d: {
// e: 4
// }
// }]
An explanation of the code itself is as follows:
_.mixin({ // This extends Underscore's native object.
crush: function(list, shallow, r) { // The "r" is really just a fancy
// way of declaring an extra variable
// within the function without
// taking up another line.
return _.isObject(list)? // Arrays (being a type of object)
// actually pass this test too.
(r = function(list) { // It doesn't matter that "r" might have
// been passed as an argument before,
// as it gets rewritten here anyway.
return _.isObject(list)? // While this test may seem redundant at
// first, because it is enclosed in "r",
// it will be useful for recursion later.
_.flatten(_.map(list, shallow? // Underscore's .map is different
// from plain Javascript's in
// _.map will always return // that it will apply the passed
// an array, which is why we // function to an object's values
// can then use _.flatten. // as well as those of an array.
_.identity // If "shallow" is truthy, .map uses the identity
// function so "list" isn't altered any further.
: r // Otherwise, the function calls itself on each value.
))
: list // The input is returned unchanged if it has no children.
;
})(list) // The function is both defined as "r" and executed at once.
: [] // An empty array is returned if the initial input
; // was something other than an object or array.
}
});
Hope it helps if anyone needs it. :)
Assuming you want to first get the parents and then get the children:
_.chain(data).pluck("Parent")
.concat(_.flatten(_(data).pluck("Child")))
.reject(_.isUndefined)
.value()
If you want to use underScore.js to flatten an array of many arrays into one array of elements, that's how you do it. Follow my example:
My graph has 2 series. Each series has a name and a sequence of datapoints {xtime, yValue}. My goal is to iron out all the data points from 2 series into one series of data points so to fill out a table.
var reducedArray = // flatten an array of series of data-objects into one series of data-objects
_.flatten( _.map( AllMySeries, function ( aSeries ) {
return ( _.map( aSeries.dataPoints, function ( aPoint ) {
return { curveID: aSeries.legendText, xT: aPoint.x, yVal: aPoint.y };
} ) );
} ) );
My result :
'Series1','2017-04-19 08:54:19',1
'Series1','2017-04-19 08:59:19',0
'Series1','2017-04-19 09:04:19',1
'Series2','2017-04-19 08:54:19',1
'Series2','2017-04-19 08:59:19',0
'Series2','2017-04-19 09:04:19',1