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