[javascript] How to sum the values of a JavaScript object?

I am a bit tardy to the party, however, if you require a more robust and flexible solution then here is my contribution. If you want to sum only a specific property in a nested object/array combo, as well as perform other aggregate methods, then here is a little function I have been using on a React project:

var aggregateProperty = function(obj, property, aggregate, shallow, depth) {
    //return aggregated value of a specific property within an object (or array of objects..)

    if ((typeof obj !== 'object' && typeof obj !== 'array') || !property) {
        return;
    }

    obj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj)); //an ugly way of copying the data object instead of pointing to its reference (so the original data remains unaffected)
    const validAggregates = [ 'sum', 'min', 'max', 'count' ];
    aggregate = (validAggregates.indexOf(aggregate.toLowerCase()) !== -1 ? aggregate.toLowerCase() : 'sum'); //default to sum

    //default to false (if true, only searches (n) levels deep ignoring deeply nested data)
    if (shallow === true) {
        shallow = 2;
    } else if (isNaN(shallow) || shallow < 2) {
        shallow = false;
    }

    if (isNaN(depth)) {
        depth = 1; //how far down the rabbit hole have we travelled?
    }

    var value = ((aggregate == 'min' || aggregate == 'max') ? null : 0);
    for (var prop in obj) {
        if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
            continue;
        }

        var propValue = obj[prop];
        var nested = (typeof propValue === 'object' || typeof propValue === 'array');
        if (nested) {
            //the property is an object or an array

            if (prop == property && aggregate == 'count') {
                value++;
            }

            if (shallow === false || depth < shallow) {
                propValue = aggregateProperty(propValue, property, aggregate, shallow, depth+1); //recursively aggregate nested objects and arrays
            } else {
                continue; //skip this property
            }
        }

        //aggregate the properties value based on the selected aggregation method
        if ((prop == property || nested) && propValue) {
            switch(aggregate) {
                case 'sum':
                    if (!isNaN(propValue)) {
                        value += propValue;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'min':
                    if ((propValue < value) || !value) {
                        value = propValue;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'max':
                    if ((propValue > value) || !value) {
                        value = propValue;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'count':
                    if (propValue) {
                        if (nested) {
                            value += propValue;
                        } else {
                            value++;
                        }
                    }
                    break;
            }
        }
    }

    return value;
}

It is recursive, non ES6, and it should work in most semi-modern browsers. You use it like this:

const onlineCount = aggregateProperty(this.props.contacts, 'online', 'count');

Parameter breakdown:

obj = either an object or an array
property = the property within the nested objects/arrays you wish to perform the aggregate method on
aggregate = the aggregate method (sum, min, max, or count)
shallow = can either be set to true/false or a numeric value
depth = should be left null or undefined (it is used to track the subsequent recursive callbacks)

Shallow can be used to enhance performance if you know that you will not need to search deeply nested data. For instance if you had the following array:

[
    {
        id: 1,
        otherData: { ... },
        valueToBeTotaled: ?
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        otherData: { ... },
        valueToBeTotaled: ?
    },
    {
        id: 3,
        otherData: { ... },
        valueToBeTotaled: ?
    },
    ...
]

If you wanted to avoid looping through the otherData property since the value you are going to be aggregating is not nested that deeply, you could set shallow to true.