import { assignGingerly } from './assignGingerly.js';

export function setProp(obj: any, path: string, val: any){
    const splitPath = path.split('?.');
    const last = splitPath.pop()!;
    let context = obj;
    for(const token of splitPath){
        switch(token){
            case '':
                continue;
            default:
                let newContext = context[token];
                if(newContext === undefined){
                    context[token] = {};
                    newContext = context[token];
                }
                context = newContext;

        }

    }
    if(typeof(context[last]) === 'object' && typeof(val) === 'object'){
        assignGingerly(context[last], val);
    }else{
        context[last] = val;
    }
    
}