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deepCopy functions creates a clones instance of an object
export const deepCopy = (obj) => {
let copy;
// Handle the 3 simple types, and null or undefined
if (null == obj || 'object' !== typeof obj) {
return obj;
}
// Handle Date
if (obj instanceof Date) {
copy = new Date();
copy.setTime(obj.getTime());
return copy;
}
// Handle Array
if (obj instanceof Array) {
copy = [];
for (let i = 0, len = obj.length; i < len; i++) {
copy[i] = deepCopy(obj[i]);
}
return copy;
}
// Handle Object
if (obj instanceof Object) {
copy = {};
for (const attr in obj) {
if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
copy[attr] = deepCopy(obj[attr]);
}
;
}
return copy;
}
throw new Error(`Unable to copy obj! Its type isn't supported.`);
};
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