Get element in nested map

nestedElementMap.groovy

// _mapToSearch is a map of maps
// path is something like "commit.author.name"

String getNestedElementInMap(Map _mapToSearch, String path){
  def elements = path.split('\\.')
  def currentValue = _mapToSearch
  println(elements)
  
  for(key in elements){
    currentValue = currentValue[key]
  }
  return currentValue
}