🔍 Deepfinder

Search attributes easily using dot paths. Within structures of type dictionary, list and embedded substructures with simple format 'dict.users.0.name'.

Getting Started

Installation

  pip install deepfinder

Usage

Basic sample

from deepfinder import deep_find
user: dict = {
    'name': 'ash',
    'links': {
        'pokehub': '@ash'
    },
}
print(deep_find(user, 'links.pokehub'))
# output: '@ash'

List sample

from deepfinder import deep_find
user: dict = {
    'name': 'ash',
    'pokemons': [
        {
            'name': 'pikachu',
            'type': 'electric'
        },
        {
            'name': 'charmander',
            'type': 'fire'
        }
    ]
}
print(deep_find(user, 'pokemons.0.name'))
# output: 'pikachu'

List all result sample

from deepfinder import deep_find
user: dict = {
    'name': 'ash',
    'pokemons': [
        {
            'name': 'pikachu',
            'type': 'electric'
        }, 
        {
            'name': 'charmander',
            'type': 'fire'
        }
    ]
}
print(deep_find(user, 'pokemons.*.name'))
# output: ['pikachu', 'charmander']

Find the first non-null result

from deepfinder import deep_find
user: dict = {
    'name': 'ash',
    'pokemons': [
        {
            'name': 'pikachu',
        },
        {
            'name': 'charmander',
            'ball': 'superball'
        }
    ]
}
print(deep_find(user, 'pokemons.?.ball'))
# output: 'superball'

Find all non-null results

from deepfinder import deep_find
user: dict = {
    'name': 'ash',
    'pokemons': [
        {
            'name': 'pikachu',
        },
        {
            'name': 'charmander',
            'ball': 'superball'
        },
        {
            'name': 'lucario',
            'ball': 'ultraball'
        }
    ]
}
print(deep_find(user, 'pokemons.*?.ball'))
# output: ['superball', 'ultraball']

Use custom dict and list

from deepfinder.entity import DeepFinderDict
user: dict = DeepFinderDict({
    'name': 'ash',
    'pokemons': [
        {
            'name': 'pikachu'
        },
        {
            'name': 'charmander',
            'ball': 'superball'
        }
    ]
})
print(user.deep_find('pokemons.?.ball'))
# output: 'superball'

from deepfinder.entity import DeepFinderList
users: list = DeepFinderList([{
    'name': 'ash',
    'pokemons': [
        {
            'name': 'pikachu'
        }, 
        {
            'name': 'charmander',
            'ball': 'superball'
        }
    ]
}])
print(users.deep_find('0.pokemons.?.ball'))
# output: 'superball'