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

const reGroup = (list, key) => {
    const newGroup = {};
    list.forEach(item => {
        const newItem = Object.assign({}, item);
        delete newItem[key];
        newGroup[item[key]] = newGroup[item[key]] || [];
        newGroup[item[key]].push(newItem);
    });
    return newGroup;
};

const animals = [
  {
    type: 'dog',
    breed: 'puddle'
  },
  {
    type: 'dog',
    breed: 'labradoodle'
  },
  {
    type: 'cat',
    breed: 'siamese'
  },
  {
    type: 'dog',
    breed: 'french bulldog'
  },
  {
    type: 'cat',
    breed: 'mud'
  }
];
console.log(reGroup(animals, 'type'));

const 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'
  },
];

console.log(reGroup(cars, 'make'));