export async function getProp(val: any, pathTokens: (string | string[])[]) {
  let context = val;
  for (const token of pathTokens) {
    switch (token) {
      case '':
        continue;
      default:
        switch (typeof token) {
          case 'string':
            context = context[token];
            break;
          default:
            //allow for method calls
            if (token[1] === '') {
              context = await context[token[0]]();
            } else {
              //TODO:  try JSON.parse(token[1])
              context = await context[token[0]](token[1]);
            }
        }
    }

    if (context === undefined) break;
  }
  return context;
}