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30-seconds-of-code/snippets/unflattenObject.md
Mathias Bynens 8ee50178f3 Avoid confusing prototype methods for static methods
Correct: `Array.from()` (it’s a static method)
Incorrect: `Array.join()` (doesn’t exist; it’s a prototype method)

This patch uses the common `#` syntax to denote `.prototype.`.
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### unflattenObject
Unflatten an object with the paths for keys.
Use `Object.keys(obj)` combined with `Array.prototype.reduce()` to convert flattened path node to a leaf node.
If the value of a key contains a dot delimiter (`.`), use `Array.prototype.split('.')`, string transformations and `JSON.parse()` to create an object, then `Object.assign()` to create the leaf node.
Otherwise, add the appropriate key-value pair to the accumulator object.
```js
const unflattenObject = obj =>
Object.keys(obj).reduce((acc, k) => {
if (k.indexOf('.') !== -1) {
const keys = k.split('.');
Object.assign(
acc,
JSON.parse(
'{' +
keys.map((v, i) => (i !== keys.length - 1 ? `"${v}":{` : `"${v}":`)).join('') +
obj[k] +
'}'.repeat(keys.length)
)
);
} else acc[k] = obj[k];
return acc;
}, {});
```
```js
unflattenObject({ 'a.b.c': 1, d: 1 }); // { a: { b: { c: 1 } }, d: 1 }
```