Merge commit '381f30129d' into development-GUI

scripts/utils/nested.js

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+class nested {}
+
+nested.dictionary = class dictionary {
+     /* 
+     Get the data from the dictionary.
+
+     @param {object} data the data to be used
+     @param {string} path the path to the data
+     @return {object} the data
+     */
+     static get(data, path) {
+          let DATA = data;
+
+          // Set the path. 
+          let PATH = {};
+          PATH[`all`] = (Array.isArray(path))
+               ? path
+               : (path && (typeof path).includes(`str`)) ? path.trim().split(`,`) : [];
+
+          // Pull the data out.
+          if (DATA != null && DATA != undefined && PATH[`all`].length) {
+               PATH[`remain`] = PATH[`all`];
+               PATH[`selected`] = String(PATH[`remain`].shift()).trim();
+
+               // Get the selected data.
+               DATA = DATA[PATH[`selected`]];
+
+               // must run if there is actually a parameter to test
+               if (PATH[`remain`].length > 0) {
+                    // Recursively run to make use of the existing data.
+                    DATA = nested.dictionary.get(DATA, PATH[`remain`]);
+               };
+          };
+
+          // Now return the data.
+          return DATA;
+     }
+}
+
+export {nested as default};