`iterable`, excuse me On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:05 Naveen Chawla <[email protected]> wrote:
> It would be in the `iteratable` `protocol` (interface) > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:03 Naveen Chawla <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You're thinking of `iterator` >> >> On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:01 Jordan Harband <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> An iterator is just an object with a `next` method. There's no >>> consistent place to put any prototype methods on all iterables, so that's a >>> nonstarter imo. >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:26 AM, Naveen Chawla <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I do not use entries so I would not use `Object.fromEntries`. For >>>> arrays I could just use reduce, instead of transforming to [key, value] >>>> entries, before factoring it into an `arrayToObject` function in my code >>>> (which I already do) when I want to do it from more than one place in my >>>> code - if there existed no more direct way of transforming from iterable to >>>> object. All entries arrays are iterable, but not all iterables are entries >>>> arrays, which means that iterable is the more generic concept than entries, >>>> meaning that iterable, not entries, is the more suitable starting point for >>>> this functionality. >>>> >>>> `Object.fromIterable(iterable, keyFromElement[, valueFromElement])` is >>>> more verbose than `iterable.toObject(keyFromElement[, valueFromElement]) >>>> and doesn't allow chaining after iterable transformation methods (like >>>> `filter` etc.) >>>> >>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 at 16:23 Naveen Chawla <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> OK thanks for the link - can you explain where the complexity is in my >>>>> proposal? >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 at 16:14 T.J. Crowder < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Naveen Chawla <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > Furthermore, if you use entries, this allows `[key, value]` entries >>>>>> > with object keys to be transformed into objects (which is not >>>>>> > allowed by `Object.fromEntries`): >>>>>> >>>>>> With respect, please do have a *thorough* read of my first reply in >>>>>> this thread, the ensuing discussion with Darien, and Darien's proposal, >>>>>> in >>>>>> particular [this bit of it]( >>>>>> https://github.com/bathos/object-from-entries#additional-arguments). >>>>>> Those various sources explain my comment about complexity and how >>>>>> `Object.fromEntries` might do what you want. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- T.J. Crowder >>>>>> >>>>> >>>
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