set key value paths for javascript

setKeyValue.js

function setKeyValue(object, path, value) {
    var prop_cont_pair = path.split('.');
    var prop = prop_cont_pair[0];
    var cont = prop_cont_pair.slice(1).join('.');
    
    if (cont === '') {
        object[prop] = value;
    } else {
        if(typeof object[prop] === 'undefined') {
            object[prop] = {};
        };
        setKeyValue(object[prop], cont, value);
    };
}