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# traverse
Traverse and transform objects by visiting every node on a recursive walk.
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# examples
## transform negative numbers in-place
negative.js
````javascript
var traverse = require('traverse');
var obj = [ 5, 6, -3, [ 7, 8, -2, 1 ], { f : 10, g : -13 } ];
traverse(obj).forEach(function (x) {
if (x < 0) this.update(x + 128);
});
console.dir(obj);
````
Output:
[ 5, 6, 125, [ 7, 8, 126, 1 ], { f: 10, g: 115 } ]
## collect leaf nodes
leaves.js
````javascript
var traverse = require('traverse');
var obj = {
a : [1,2,3],
b : 4,
c : [5,6],
d : { e : [7,8], f : 9 },
};
var leaves = traverse(obj).reduce(function (acc, x) {
if (this.isLeaf) acc.push(x);
return acc;
}, []);
console.dir(leaves);
````
Output:
[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ]
## scrub circular references
scrub.js:
````javascript
var traverse = require('traverse');
var obj = { a : 1, b : 2, c : [ 3, 4 ] };
obj.c.push(obj);
var scrubbed = traverse(obj).map(function (x) {
if (this.circular) this.remove()
});
console.dir(scrubbed);
````
output:
{ a: 1, b: 2, c: [ 3, 4 ] }
# methods
Each method that takes an `fn` uses the context documented below in the context
section.
## .map(fn)
Execute `fn` for each node in the object and return a new object with the
results of the walk. To update nodes in the result use `this.update(value)`.
## .forEach(fn)
Execute `fn` for each node in the object but unlike `.map()`, when
`this.update()` is called it updates the object in-place.
## .reduce(fn, acc)
For each node in the object, perform a
[left-fold](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fold_(higher-order_function))
with the return value of `fn(acc, node)`.
If `acc` isn't specified, `acc` is set to the root object for the first step
and the root element is skipped.
## .paths()
Return an `Array` of every possible non-cyclic path in the object.
Paths are `Array`s of string keys.
## .nodes()
Return an `Array` of every node in the object.
## .clone()
Create a deep clone of the object.
## .get(path)
Get the element at the array `path`.
## .set(path, value)
Set the element at the array `path` to `value`.
## .has(path)
Return whether the element at the array `path` exists.
# context
Each method that takes a callback has a context (its `this` object) with these
attributes:
## this.node
The present node on the recursive walk
## this.path
An array of string keys from the root to the present node
## this.parent
The context of the node's parent.
This is `undefined` for the root node.
## this.key
The name of the key of the present node in its parent.
This is `undefined` for the root node.
## this.isRoot, this.notRoot
Whether the present node is the root node
## this.isLeaf, this.notLeaf
Whether or not the present node is a leaf node (has no children)
## this.level
Depth of the node within the traversal
## this.circular
If the node equals one of its parents, the `circular` attribute is set to the
context of that parent and the traversal progresses no deeper.
## this.update(value, stopHere=false)
Set a new value for the present node.
All the elements in `value` will be recursively traversed unless `stopHere` is
true.
## this.remove(stopHere=false)
Remove the current element from the output. If the node is in an Array it will
be spliced off. Otherwise it will be deleted from its parent.
## this.delete(stopHere=false)
Delete the current element from its parent in the output. Calls `delete` even on
Arrays.
## this.before(fn)
Call this function before any of the children are traversed.
You can assign into `this.keys` here to traverse in a custom order.
## this.after(fn)
Call this function after any of the children are traversed.
## this.pre(fn)
Call this function before each of the children are traversed.
## this.post(fn)
Call this function after each of the children are traversed.
# install
Using [npm](http://npmjs.org) do:
$ npm install traverse
# license
MIT