nested-set


Simple helper for nested set. Nest flat or flat nested.

Install

``sh
npm install nested-set
`

Usage

For nest flat data remember to provide data sorted by left property

`js
const nestedSetContextFactory = require('nested-set');
/**
* default options {
* left: 'lft',
* right: 'rgt',
* children: 'children'
* }
*/
const nestedSetContext = nestedSetContextFactory(/options/);
// e.g result from db
const flat = [
{
"lft": 1,
"rgt": 22,
"name": "Clothing"
},
{
"lft": 2,
"rgt": 9,
"name": "Men's"
},
{
"lft": 3,
"rgt": 8,
"name": "Suits"
},
{
"lft": 4,
"rgt": 5,
"name": "Slacks"
},
{
"lft": 6,
"rgt": 7,
"name": "Jackets"
},
{
"lft": 10,
"rgt": 21,
"name": "Women's"
},
{
"lft": 11,
"rgt": 16,
"name": "Dresses"
},
{
"lft": 12,
"rgt": 13,
"name": "Evening Gowns"
},
{
"lft": 14,
"rgt": 15,
"name": "Sun Dresses"
},
{
"lft": 17,
"rgt": 18,
"name": "Skirts"
},
{
"lft": 19,
"rgt": 20,
"name": "Blouses"
}
];

const nested = nestedSetContext.nest(flat);
/* will produce
*
* [
{
"name": "Clothing",
"children": [
{
"name": "Men's",
"children": [
{
"name": "Suits",
"children": [
{
"name": "Slacks"
},
{
"name": "Jackets"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"name": "Women's",
"children": [
{
"name": "Dresses",
"children": [
{
"name": "Evening Gowns"
},
{
"name": "Sun Dresses"
}
]
},
{
"name": "Skirts"
},
{
"name": "Blouses"
}
]
}
]
}
]
*/
const flatCopy = nestedSetContext.flat(nested);

/ flatCopy == flat/
``