feat(json): add set method

Author: jlenon7

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@athenna/common",
-  "version": "5.22.0",
+  "version": "5.23.0",
   "description": "The Athenna common helpers to use in any Node.js ESM project.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "João Lenon <lenon@athenna.io>",

package.json

@@ -421,6 +421,17 @@ export class Json {
     return lodash.get(object, key, defaultValue)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the object values based on a key.
+   */
+  public static set<T = any>(object: T, key: string, value: any): T {
+    if (key === '' && object) {
+      return object
+    }
+
+    return lodash.set<T>(object as unknown as any, key, value)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sort an object or an array of objects by it keys names.
    */

src/helpers/Json.ts

@@ -185,6 +185,32 @@ export default class JsonTest {
     assert.deepEqual(falsyDefaultValue, false)
   }
 
+  @Test()
+  public async shouldBeAbleToSetNestedPropertiesInsideAnObject({ assert }: Context) {
+    const object = {}
+
+    const newObject = Json.set(object, 'hello.world.value.hello', 'Hello World!')
+
+    assert.deepEqual(object, {
+      hello: {
+        world: {
+          value: {
+            hello: 'Hello World!'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    assert.deepEqual(newObject, {
+      hello: {
+        world: {
+          value: {
+            hello: 'Hello World!'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   @Test()
   public async shouldBeAbleToSortObjects({ assert }: Context) {
     const object = {