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Selection Sort Algorithm (Node.js)

I wanted to implement a selection sort and wanted to make sure that I'm doing it correctly. I wanted to do it in a way that's efficient and use recursion. Please let me know if I am doing this ...
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3 votes
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JSON flattening with object duplication on array property for CSV generation

I am looking for a way to transform JSON data into a flat "csv-like" data object. In some way, I am looking to "sqlirize" a mongodb collection. I have already check some json flat libraries in NPM ...
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Flatten Hierarchical Categories

I have an XLSX file that contains a hierarchical list of categories. Each category has a basic query associated with it. I need to flatten these categories which involves combining the categories. I ...
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Array decomposing recursive function in JavaScript

What I need is to remove first word from the string again and again until only one word is left, and put it all into array. For example, I have this string as an input: ...
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Recursively list files in provided directory in the style of `npm ls`

I've written a small CLI node program to list the contents of a directory with an output similar to that provided by npm ls but listing both files and directories, ...
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Recursion into git diff tree using nodegit

I'm using nodegit to develop the backend for a nodejs app that uses a mix of mongodb and git for persistence. The app has to version documents and be able to present diffs between versions, thus the ...
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3 votes
1 answer
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Recursive function to copy over an object with very specific constraints

I totally suck at recursion. I have a function that works but it also looks horribly wrong. I would love to 1) Know how to write it properly 2) Know about resources to read/study so that I don't get ...
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Generate URLs from a complex JSON object using recursion

My task is here as follows : Input : A complex/nested JSON object with nested arrays as well objects Output : A JSON object that contains a set of URLs with their titles: ( key,value ) ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Retaining depth information and recursive traversals

I have been using the pattern below for some time and it has worked well, but more than once I have almost bled my brain out of my ear trying to keep track of: the recursion depth the recursion path I ...
James Andino's user avatar
3 votes
2 answers
7k views

Recursively reading a directory in node.js

I made a function for recursively reading a directory and it just seems kind of long and complicated. If you could take a look and tell me what's good or bad about it, that would be great. Reading ...
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