[javascript] Iterate over object keys in node.js

Since Javascript 1.7 there is an Iterator object, which allows this:

var a={a:1,b:2,c:3};
var it=Iterator(a);

function iterate(){
    try {  
        console.log(it.next());
        setTimeout(iterate,1000);
    }catch (err if err instanceof StopIteration) {  
        console.log("End of record.\n");  
    } catch (err) {  
        console.log("Unknown error: " + err.description + "\n");  
    }  

}
iterate();

is there something like this in node.js ?

Right now i'm using:

function Iterator(o){
    /*var k=[];
    for(var i in o){
        k.push(i);
    }*/
    var k=Object.keys(o);
    return {
        next:function(){
            return k.shift();
        }
    };
}

but that produces a lot of overhead by storing all the object keys in k.

adjust his code:

Object.prototype.each = function(iterateFunc) {
        var counter = 0,
keys = Object.keys(this),
currentKey,
len = keys.length;
        var that = this;
        var next = function() {

            if (counter < len) {
                currentKey = keys[counter++];
                iterateFunc(currentKey, that[currentKey]);

                next();
            } else {
                that = counter = keys = currentKey = len = next = undefined;
            }
        };
        next();
    };

    ({ property1: 'sdsfs', property2: 'chat' }).each(function(key, val) {
        // do things
        console.log(key);
    });

For simple iteration of key/values, sometimes libraries like underscorejs can be your friend.

const _ = require('underscore');

_.each(a, function (value, key) {
    // handle
});

just for reference

Also remember that you can pass a second argument to the .forEach() function specifying the object to use as the this keyword.

// myOjbect is the object you want to iterate.
// Notice the second argument (secondArg) we passed to .forEach.
Object.keys(myObject).forEach(function(element, key, _array) {
  // element is the name of the key.
  // key is just a numerical value for the array
  // _array is the array of all the keys

  // this keyword = secondArg
  this.foo;
  this.bar();
}, secondArg);

I'm new to node.js (about 2 weeks), but I've just created a module that recursively reports to the console the contents of an object. It will list all or search for a specific item and then drill down by a given depth if need be.

Perhaps you can customize this to fit your needs. Keep It Simple! Why complicate?...

'use strict';

//console.log("START: AFutils");

// Recusive console output report of an Object
// Use this as AFutils.reportObject(req, "", 1, 3); // To list all items in req object by 3 levels
// Use this as AFutils.reportObject(req, "headers", 1, 10); // To find "headers" item and then list by 10 levels
// yes, I'm OLD School!  I like to see the scope start AND end!!!  :-P
exports.reportObject = function(obj, key, level, deep) 
{
    if (!obj)
    { 
        return;
    }

    var nextLevel = level + 1;

    var keys, typer, prop;
    if(key != "")
    {   // requested field
        keys = key.split(']').join('').split('[');
    }
    else
    {   // do for all
        keys = Object.keys(obj);
    }
    var len = keys.length;
    var add = "";
    for(var j = 1; j < level; j++)
    {
        // I would normally do {add = add.substr(0, level)} of a precreated multi-tab [add] string here, but Sublime keeps replacing with spaces, even with the ["translate_tabs_to_spaces": false] setting!!! (angry)
        add += "\t";
    }

    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) 
    {
        prop = obj[keys[i]];
        if(!prop)
        {
            // Don't show / waste of space in console window...
            //console.log(add + level + ": UNDEFINED [" + keys[i] + "]");
        }
        else
        {
            typer = typeof(prop);
            if(typer == "function")
            {
                // Don't bother showing fundtion code...
                console.log(add + level + ": [" + keys[i] + "] = {" + typer + "}");
            }
            else
            if(typer == "object")
            {
                console.log(add + level + ": [" + keys[i] + "] = {" + typer + "}");
                if(nextLevel <= deep)
                {
                    // drop the key search mechanism if first level item has been found...
                    this.reportObject(prop, "", nextLevel, deep); // Recurse into
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Basic report
                console.log(add + level + ": [" + keys[i] + "] = {" + typer + "} = " + prop + ".");
            }
        }
    }
    return ;
};

//console.log("END: AFutils");