ui/src/base/object_utils.ts

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export type PathKey = string|number;
export type Path = PathKey[];

// Given an object, return a ref to the object or item at at a given path.
// A path is defined using an array of path-like elements: I.e. [string|number].
// Returns undefined if the path doesn't exist.
export function lookupPath<SubT, T>(value: T, path: Path): SubT|undefined {
  let o: any = value;
  for (const p of path) {
    if (p in o) {
      o = o[p];
    } else {
      return undefined;
    }
  }
  return o;
}