regex-ends-with-examples.js

const pathTypes = {
    SIMPLE: 'ends_with_simple_attribute',
    ARRAY: 'ends_with_array',
    ARRAY_ITEM: 'ends_with_array_item',
    ATTR_ON_ARRAY_ITEM: 'ends_with_attribute_on_array_item' 
};

function getPathType(path) {
    let type;
    if(/[[0-9]].[\w]*$/.test(path)) {
        type = pathTypes.ATTR_ON_ARRAY_ITEM;
    }else if(/[[]]$/.test(path) || /[[*]]$/.test(path)) {
        type = pathTypes.ARRAY;
    }else if(/[[0-9]]$/.test(path)) {
        type = pathTypes.ARRAY_ITEM;
    }else if(/(?<!])\.[\w]*$/.test(path)) {
        type = pathTypes.SIMPLE;
    }
    return type;
}