Helper function for obtaining a data attribute without the need to go through additional context

strapi-get-attribute.js

"use strict";

/**
 * Get the value following the `path` for the provided object.
 * Returns undefined if not found unless a default value is provided
 * 
 * @param {Object} object The object to check
 * @param {Array|String} path The path to the object attribute
 * @param {any} defaultValue The value to return instead of undefined.
 * @returns {any} The resolved value
 */
function getAttribute(object, path, defaultValue) {
  const attributes = typeof path === "string" ? path.split(".") : path;

  const depth = attributes.length;
  let index = 0;

  while (object != null && index < depth) {
    
    // skip the cycle count for data or attributes meta
    if (object && object.data) {
      object = object.data;
    } else if (object && object.attributes) {
      object = object.attributes;
    } else {
      object = object[attributes[index++]];
    }
  }

  return object || defaultValue;
}