Something is iterable if it has `Symbol.iterator`. Are you saying that every iterable would then need to add a `toObject` method? What happens if it doesn't add it? What value is it if most iterables don't have `toObject` but only some do?
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:40 AM, Naveen Chawla <naveen.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > `iterable`, excuse me > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:05 Naveen Chawla <naveen.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It would be in the `iteratable` `protocol` (interface) >> >> On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:03 Naveen Chawla <naveen.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You're thinking of `iterator` >>> >>> On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:01 Jordan Harband <ljh...@gmail.com> 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 <naveen.c...@gmail.com> >>>> 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 <naveen.c...@gmail.com> >>>>> 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 < >>>>>> tj.crow...@farsightsoftware.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Naveen Chawla < >>>>>>> naveen.c...@gmail.com> 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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