ljharb/qs

stringify, request supporting 'dot' as option for arrayFormat

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#516 opened on Nov 1, 2024

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Description

parse can successfully convert 'a.0.name=test&a.0.number=5&a.1.name=test2&a.1.number=6' to:

{ a: [ { name: 'test', number: '5'}, { name: 'test2', number: '6' }] }

so it would be great if there were a stringify option that could convert the object back into the original dot notation.

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Research direction
Implement a new option 'dot' for the stringify function that converts object nested structure into dot notation similarly to how parse handles it. Study the existing parse function's dot handling and the stringify code to add the corresponding reverse transformation.
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javascript
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backend
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2
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Clear
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JavaScriptGitNode.js
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70