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dictionary node for node-red

A dictionary is a general-purpose data structure for storing a group of objects. It is a set of keys with a single associated value.

Example of dictionary

{
  "living": {
    "men": "20",
    "women": "10",
    "children": "3"
  },
  "nonliving": {
    "table": "6"
  },
  "food items": "10"
}

What this node does:

this node takes a dictionary/json and allows the user to create an other dictionary, based on user keys and values ( path of objects )

Input:

{
  "living": {
    "men": "20",
    "women": "10",
    "children": "3"
  },
  "nonliving": {
    "table": "6"
  },
  "food items": "10"
}

Output:

{
  "living men": "20",
  "nonliving table": "6"
}

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Node config :

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Output :

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