Cloning an Object in Node.js

Question

What is the best way to clone an object in node.js

e.g. I want to avoid the situation where:

var obj1 = {x: 5, y:5};
var obj2 = obj1;
obj2.x = 6;
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Answer 1

npm install node-v8-clone

Fastest cloner, it open native clone method from node.js

var clone = require('node-v8-clone').clone;
var newObj = clone(obj, true); //true - deep recursive clone

Answer 2

I'm surprised Object.assign hasn't been mentioned.

let cloned = Object.assign({}, source);

If available (e.g. Babel), you can use the object spread operator:

let cloned = { ... source };

Answer 3

You can use the extend function from JQuery:

var newClone= jQuery.extend({}, oldObject);  
var deepClone = jQuery.extend(true, {}, oldObject); 

There is a Node.js Plugin too:

https://github.com/shimondoodkin/nodejs-clone-extend

To do it without JQuery or Plugin read this here:

http://my.opera.com/GreyWyvern/blog/show.dml/1725165

Answer 4

Check out underscore.js. It has both clone and extend and many other very useful functions.

This can be useful: Using the Underscore module with Node.js

Answer 5

You can prototype object and then call object instance every time you want to use and change object:

function object () {
  this.x = 5;
  this.y = 5;
}
var obj1 = new object();
var obj2 = new object();
obj2.x = 6;
console.log(obj1.x); //logs 5

You can also pass arguments to object constructor

function object (x, y) {
   this.x = x;
   this.y = y;
}
var obj1 = new object(5, 5);
var obj2 = new object(6, 6);
console.log(obj1.x); //logs 5
console.log(obj2.x); //logs 6

Hope this is helpful.

Answer 6

You can also use SugarJS in NodeJS.

http://sugarjs.com/

They have a very clean clone feature: http://sugarjs.com/api/Object/clone