Sapling

Convert an array of parent-child relational objects to a tree.

Installation

npm install --save sapling

Usage

Create a new Sapling and pass the collection as first argument. The properties name and parent are used by default to identify each node.

var Sapling = require('sapling')
  , sapling = new Sapling([{
        name: 'node1'
      }, {
        name: 'node2',
        parent: 'node1'
      }]);

This will result in the following tree:

{
  name: 'node1',
  children: [{
    name: 'node2',
    parent: 'node1',
    children: []
  }]
}

If nodes and the parent are identified by different properties then supply the names as arguments to Sapling. The id as second argument and the parent reference as third argument.

var Sapling = require('sapling')
  , sapling = new Sapling([{
        id: 'node1'
      }, {
        id: 'node2',
        reference: 'node1'
      }], 'id', 'reference');

Tests

npm run test
npm run coverage

Traversal

To walk or traverse the generate tree, either implement a custom iterator with ES6 or use the module named t. The latter is compatible and uses the same tree structure.

License

Sapling is released under MIT.