Path parser

[data/tree/Path parser]

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Parses a canonical string representation of a tree path. Tree paths are dot-separated, and dots in components are escaped with backslash. Examples:

1. "foo.bar.baz" is received via path

2. ["foo", "bar.baz"] is sent via parsed

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Keywords: unescape, node

Input ports

• path: string

  Receives a serialized tree path in canonical format. Examples:

  • "foo.bar.baz"

  • "foo"

  • "foo.b\.r"

Output ports

• parsed: (string or number)[]

  Sends tree path. (Array of strings and numbers.) Example: ["foo", 0, "bar"]