How to group an array of objects by key

Question

Does anyone know of a (lodash if possible too) way to group an array of objects by an object key then create a new array of objects based on the grouping? For example, I hav

Answer 1

I liked @metakunfu answer, but it doesn't provide the expected output exactly. Here's an updated that get rid of "make" in the final JSON payload.

var cars = [
    {
        'make': 'audi',
        'model': 'r8',
        'year': '2012'
    }, {
        'make': 'audi',
        'model': 'rs5',
        'year': '2013'
    }, {
        'make': 'ford',
        'model': 'mustang',
        'year': '2012'
    }, {
        'make': 'ford',
        'model': 'fusion',
        'year': '2015'
    }, {
        'make': 'kia',
        'model': 'optima',
        'year': '2012'
    },
];

result = cars.reduce((h, car) => Object.assign(h, { [car.make]:( h[car.make] || [] ).concat({model: car.model, year: car.year}) }), {})

console.log(JSON.stringify(result));

Output:

{  
   "audi":[  
      {  
         "model":"r8",
         "year":"2012"
      },
      {  
         "model":"rs5",
         "year":"2013"
      }
   ],
   "ford":[  
      {  
         "model":"mustang",
         "year":"2012"
      },
      {  
         "model":"fusion",
         "year":"2015"
      }
   ],
   "kia":[  
      {  
         "model":"optima",
         "year":"2012"
      }
   ]
}