Group an array of objects by a key
JavaScript version
const groupBy = (arr, key) => arr.reduce((acc, item) => ((acc[item[key]] = [...(acc[item[key]] || []), item]), acc), {});
TypeScript version
const groupBy = <T extends Record<string, any>, K extends keyof T>(arr: T[], key: K): Record<string, T[]> => (
arr.reduce((acc, item) => ((acc[item[key]] = [...(acc[item[key]] || []), item]), acc), {} as Record<string, T[]>)
);
Example
groupBy(
[
{ branch: 'audi', model: 'q8', year: '2019' },
{ branch: 'audi', model: 'rs7', year: '2020' },
{ branch: 'ford', model: 'mustang', year: '2019' },
{ branch: 'ford', model: 'explorer', year: '2020' },
{ branch: 'bmw', model: 'x7', year: '2020' },
],
'branch'
);
/*
{
audi: [
{ branch: 'audi', model: 'q8', year: '2019' },
{ branch: 'audi', model: 'rs7', year: '2020' }
],
bmw: [
{ branch: 'bmw', model: 'x7', year: '2020' }
],
ford: [
{ branch: 'ford', model: 'mustang', year: '2019' },
{ branch: 'ford', model: 'explorer', year: '2020' }
],
}
*/